(PC) Jones v. High Desert State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN JONES, JR., et al., No. 2:22-cv-1235-TLN-EFB (PC) Plaintiffs, v. ORDER HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON, et al., Defendants. 16 Pending before the court for screening is plaintiff Kevin Jones, Jr.’s civil rights complaint, purportedly brought along with co-plaintiffs, Topaz Johnson and Ian Henderson. ECF No. 1. The purported co-plaintiffs have signed the complaint and have joined in the application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. I. Action Construed as Individual Suit Brought by Sole Plaintiff, Mr. Jones The instant complaint is signed by Mr. Jones and two purported co-plaintiffs. ECF No. 1. As discussed below, each individual plaintiff must proceed with their own separate lawsuits. Rule 20(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows permissive joinder of plaintiffs when certain conditions are met. However, actions brought by multiple prisoners proceeding without counsel present unique problems…