(PC) Campbell v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SENARBLE CAMPBELL, No. 2:21-cv-01172-KJM-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER ASHLEY SMITH, et al., Defendants. 16 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. A review of the docket indicates that defendant Smith has not been served. On two prior occasions, the court has provided plaintiff with explicit instructions on how to change the name of defendant Smith in this action in order to ensure proper service of process. See ECF Nos. 22, 30. On February 16, 2022, plaintiff filed a motion for leave to amend his complaint to change the name of defendant Smith to Rainelle Smith. ECF No. 32. However, plaintiff’s motion was not accompanied by a proposed amended complaint. As a litigant proceeding in forma pauperis, plaintiff’s pleadings are subject to evaluation by this court pursuant to the in forma pauperis statute. See 28 U.S.C. §…