Calloway

(PC) Owens v. Calloway

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaSeptember 25, 20202:20-cv-00860California2,541 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH OWENS, No. 2: 20-cv-0860 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER K. CALLOWAY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 1, 2020, the undersigned issued an order finding that plaintiff’s complaint raised two unrelated claims, i.e., plaintiff’s claim alleging defendants Calloway and Elston violated plaintiff’s due process rights in connection with a rules violation report charging plaintiff with refusing to take a urine test, and plaintiff’s claims against defendant Achterberg alleging harassment and filing a false rules violation report. See George Smith, 507 F.3d 605, 607 (7th Cir. 2007) (“[M]ultiple claims against a single party are fine, but … [u]nrelated claims against different defendants belong in different suits…”) (ECF No. 5.) In the May 1, 2020 order, the undersigned directed plaintiff to inform the court…

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