(PC) Singh v. California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAVI KUMAR SINGH, No. 1:21-cv-00139-NONE-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS IN PART; AND

v. DENYING MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT

OF PRO BONO COUNSEL

CALIFORNIA SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY, (Doc. Nos. 1, 11, 13) 15 Defendant.

17 Ravi Singh (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On March 15, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s complaint and entered findings and recommendations, recommending that “[t]his action be dismissed” and that “[t]he Clerk of Court be directed to close the case.” (Doc. No. 11 at 5.) The magistrate judge’s reasoning was based in large part on the fact that plaintiff’s complaint, which generally alleged medical negligence, did not allege how plaintiff was harmed by that…