(PC) Williams v. Corcoran State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANCE WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01009-JLT-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR CLARIFICATION OF COURT ORDER

v. AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST

FOR COPIES

CORCORAN STATE PRISON, et al., (ECF No. 30) Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff Lance Williams (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 24, 2021, the Court screened the first amended complaint and found that it stated cognizable claims against Defendants Pederson, Diaz, and Rios for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment and retaliation in violation of the First Amendment, but failed to state any other cognizable claims against any other defendants, or the claims were improperly joined with other unrelated claims in violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 18. (ECF No. 16.) Plaintiff was granted leave to either…