Parker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GARY RAY BETTENCOURT, Case No. 1:16-cv-00150-DAD-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR LEAVE

TO FILE NOTICE OF APPEAL

v. (ECF No. 101) PARKER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Gary Ray Bettencourt (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s claims of deliberate indifference in violation of the Eighth Amendment against Defendant Crooks for pulling two teeth that did not need to be pulled, and against Defendants Parker and Guzman for filing down six healthy teeth with a dental tool used for drilling cavities. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a notice of appeal, filed December 10, 2021. (ECF No. 101.) Although difficult to understand, it appears Plaintiff is seeking leave to file a notice of appeal in the instant action. Plaintiff has attached a copy of the Court’s October 8, 2021…