(PC) Hill v. CDCR, Department of State Hospitals

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 CYMEYON HILL, No. 2:20-cv-1422-KJM-EFB P Plaintiff,

v.

McGEFFEN, et al., Defendants. CYMEYON HILL, No. 2:20-cv-1425-KJM-EFB P Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER

CDCR, et al., Defendants. 19 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in these two related actions brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, has filed applications to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF Nos. 2, 4.1 I. Background and Consolidation of Actions Plaintiff filed these two actions on the same day. Both concern an incident on April 20, 2019, when plaintiff allegedly told defendant Dr. McGeffen that he wanted to commit suicide. ///// 27 1 These proceedings were referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). According to the complaint in Case No. 20-cv-1422, McGeffen refused to put plaintiff under medical supervision, kept plaintiff in a holding cage, and “cleared plaintiff”…