Covello
(PC) Rouser v. Covello
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 WILLIAM ROUSER, Case No. 2:21-cv-01396-KLM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: v. (1) PROCEED ONLY WITH HIS
FIRST AMENDMENT CLAIMS
COVELLO, et al., AGAINST DEFENDANTS GYLES
AND HEATH; OR
Defendants. (2) DELAY SERVING ANY DEFENDANT AND FILE ANOTHER
AMENDED COMPLAINT
16 ECF No. 14
THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE
19 20 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, alleges that defendants violated his right to access the courts and his rights under the equal protection clause when they denied him adequate law library access. ECF No. 14 at 5, 9. His allegations, liberally construed, state cognizable First Amendment claims against defendants Gyles and Heath, but no other claims. Plaintiff may either proceed with only those claims or delay service and file a third amended complaint. 26 27 28 Screening Order I. Screening and Pleading…