(PC) Hampton v. Austin

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GARY G. HAMPTON, JR., No. 2:20-CV-1001-KJM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER LORI W. AUSTIN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 23, 2021, the Court issued an order addressing the sufficiency of Plaintiff’s original complaint and provided Plaintiff an opportunity to file a first amended complaint curing the defects identified in the order. See ECF No. 16. Apparently in response to the Court’s order, Plaintiff filed a document captioned “Order: Request to Amend Complaint; I’ve Been Instructed to Amend My Complaint Within 30 Days From Requested Filed Date of 7- 23-21.” ECF No. 17. In this filing, Plaintiff explains that he has a learning disability and difficulty understanding. See id. Plaintiff then attempts to “connect the dots” to address the defects identified in the Court’s July 23, 2021, screening order. See id.…