Covello
(PC) Merced v. Covello
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 JUAN AUTILANO MERCED, JR., Case No. 2:21-cv-01405-WBS-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
v. PAUPERIS PATRICK COVELLO, et al., ECF No. 2 Defendants. SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: (1) STAND BY HIS COMPLAINT
SUBJECT TO MY DISMISSAL OF
CLAIMS OR PARTIES, OR (2) FILE AN AMENDED
COMPLAINT
17 ECF No. 1
THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE
20 Plaintiff has filed a complaint that contains three separate and unrelated claims against multiple defendants. ECF No. 1 at 3-5. Those claims cannot proceed together and, as such, I will give plaintiff an opportunity to file an amended complaint that contains only related claims. If he fails to do so, I will recommend adding or dropping parties and claims. I will also grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2 …