Daram

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERNEST LEE COX, Jr., No. 2:20-cv-1295 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER VASUKI DARAM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §1983. Before the court are plaintiff’s second amended complaint for screening and request for a preliminary injunction. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff has stated cognizable claims under the Eighth Amendment, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and under the Rehabilitation Act. Defendants will be ordered to respond to both the second amended complaint and plaintiff’s renewed request for a preliminary injunction. BACKGROUND In an order filed November 16, 2020, this court found plaintiff’s first amended complaint stated claims for relief for violations of the Eighth Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), and the Rehabilitation Act (“RA”) against…