Gibson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN DEON TURNER, JR., et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-01175-BAM (PC) Plaintiffs, ORDER TO SEVER ACTION

v. ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF MAURICE

HASKELL TO SUBMIT APPLICATION TO

GIBSON, et al., PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS OR PAY

FILING FEE

Defendants.

FORTY-FIVE (45) DAY DEADLINE

16 Plaintiffs Steven Deon Turner, Jr. and Maurice Haskell (“Plaintiffs”) are state prisoners proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court has determined that each plaintiff should proceed separately on his own claim. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that “[o]n motion or on its own, the court may at any time, on just terms, add or drop a party. The court may also sever any claim against a party.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 21. Courts have broad discretion regarding severance. See Davis v. Mason Cty., 927 F.2d 1473, 1479 (9th Cir. 1991). In the instant action, Plaintiffs are individuals in the custody of the…