(PC) Allen v. Sacramento County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY LEE ALLEN, No. 2:21-cv-00344 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, an inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that his rights under the Eighth Amendment were violated in connection with plaintiff contracting COVID-19. (ECF No. 23 at 1.) Before the court is plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint for screening. (ECF No. 23.) For the reasons stated below, the complaint will be dismissed with leave to amend. Plaintiff has also filed several other motions. As addressed below, plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint (ECF No. 22) and his application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 16) will be granted. Plaintiff’s motions for extension of time (ECF Nos. 17, 24) and his motion to compel discovery (ECF No. 25) will be denied as premature. //// //// //// IN FORMA…