(PC) Benitez v. Sierra Conservation Center, Warden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDGAR L. BENITEZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-00370-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER STRIKING UNSIGNED FIRST
AMENDED COMPLAINT
v. (ECF No. 8) SIERRA CONSERVATION CENTER, WARDEN, et al., ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL Defendants. (ECF No. 9) 16 17 Plaintiff Edgar L. Benitez (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff initiated this action on March 10, 2021. The complaint has not yet been screened. Currently before the Court are Plaintiff’s first amended complaint and a motion for the appointment of counsel, both filed March 25, 2021. (ECF Nos. 8, 9.) I. First Amended Complaint Plaintiff’s first amended complaint is not signed. Both the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and this Court’s Local Rules require that all filed pleadings, motions and papers be signed by at least one attorney of…