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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN HARDNEY, No. 2:20-CV-01587-WBS-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS HAMPTON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion, ECF No. 19, to sever unrelated claims and revoke Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status. 20 I. BACKGROUND On November 3, 2020, the Court screened Plaintiff’s original complaint and provided Plaintiff an opportunity to file a first amended complaint to cure various defects. See ECF No. 10. The Court summarized Plaintiff’s allegations as follows:

Plaintiff, a California state prisoner, brings three claims variously alleging violations of the First, Fourth, and Eighth Amendments to the United States Constitution. ECF No. 1 at 1, 18, 24, 28. All alleged events occurred while Plaintiff…