Parriot

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, 1:19-cv-00286-NONE-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND THE

vs. COMPLAINT (ECF No. 36.) BRIAN L. PARRIOT, et al.,

Defendants.

22 I. BACKGROUND Lawrence Christopher Smith (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on February 14, 2019, in the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. (ECF No. 1.) On March 4, 2019, the case was transferred to this court. (ECF No. 3.) On August 13, 2020, the court screened the Complaint and issued an order requiring Plaintiff to either file an amended complaint or notify the court that he is willing to proceed only with the claims found cognizable by the court. (ECF No. 21.) On September 10,…