Cervantes

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH DURAN, No. 2:20-CV-0320-DMC-P Plaintiff, Vv. ORDER CELINE CERVANTES, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Plaintiff's request for class certification, ECF No. 8. Plaintiffs request is construed as a motion and, so construed, is denied. See Simon v. 20 Hartford Life, Inc., 546 F.3d 661, 664 (9th Cir. 2008) (holding that non-attorney plaintiff may not 21 pursue claim on behalf of others in a representative capacity). IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: October 30, 2020 Sx