Ruiz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PAUL SAMUEL JOHNSON, No. 2:20-cv-291-JAM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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RUIZ, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 10, 2020, the court determined that the operative complaint was deficient and could not proceed as currently articulated. ECF No. 12. The court noted that plaintiff’s lengthy complaint contained a multitude of unrelated claims pertaining to medical care, interference with prison mail, his alleged entitlement to resentencing, denial of a kosher diet, and instances of sexual assault. Id. at 3. Plaintiff was given leave to amend. Id. at 3-4. Then, on April 17, 2020 and without filing an amended complaint, plaintiff filed a petition for release from prison due to the coronavirus pandemic. ECF No. 16. The court construed that petition as a motion for preliminary injunction and recommended…