(PC) Foster v. State of CA Dept. of Developmental Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARTIN LEE FOSTER, No. 2:21-cv-1287 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL

SERVICES, Defendant. 17 Plaintiff, a county jail inmate proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). On July 22, 2022, a self-styled civil rights complaint filed by plaintiff – Foster v. The State Department of State Hospitals, No. 2:21-cv-1286 CKD P (“Foster I”) – was docketed in this court. On the same day, a second self-styled civil rights complaint filed by plaintiff was docketed under the instant case number (“Foster II”). ECF No. 1. //// //// 27 Plaintiff has yet to file an application to proceed in forma pauperis or, in the alternative, to pay the filing fee. In addition, the complaint filed in the instant case has not been screened. …