Cassol

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY FORD, No. 2:20-cv-2087-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER

GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After three dismissals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A (ECF No. 4, 15, & 17), he has filed a third amended complaint, ECF No. 18, which is before the court for screening.1 Like the prior complaints, the third amended complaint concerns an accident on October 15, 2019, when plaintiff was transported by van to a medical appointment. ECF No. 18 at 2. At the time of the accident the van was travelling at least 65 miles per hour. Id. at 6. Plaintiff, who was in “a hard metal cage[ ] without the benefit of seatbelts,” was thrown around the cage as the

1 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or…