Ruiz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL SAMUEL JOHNSON, No. 2:20-cv-0291-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

RUIZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He seeks reconsideration of the court’s April 10, 2020 screening order dismissing his complaint with leave to amend. ECF No. 15. He has also filed a petition for release due to the coronavirus pandemic. ECF No. 16. Motion for Reconsideration The court screened plaintiff’s complaint as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and dismissed it with leave to amend because it attempted to bring in a single action multiple, unrelated claims against multiple defendants. ECF No. 12 at 3. In his motion for reconsideration, plaintiff questions why “we can’t proceed on some of the claims, such as the first 4 at least . . . .” ECF No. 15. At screening,…