Daram

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERNEST LEE COX, Jr., No. 2:20-cv-1295 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER VASUKI DARAM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court are plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, plaintiff’s complaint for screening, plaintiff’s renewed motion for a temporary restraining order, and plaintiff’s request for the appointment of counsel. For the reasons set forth below, this court grants plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, finds plaintiff has stated a cognizable Eighth Amendment claim against all defendants, and gives plaintiff the choice of either proceeding on his cognizable Eighth Amendment claim or amending his complaint to attempt to state additional claims. This court addresses plaintiff’s motions for a temporary restraining order and for the appointment of counsel by separate order. IN FORMA…