Chappelle

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN LAVERN EDDINGTON, Jr., Case No. 2:22-cv-00341-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. ECF No. 15 A. CHAPELLE, et al.,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

Defendants. CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE

TO STATE A CLAIM RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE

DAYS

18 On October 4, 2022, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint and found that it alleged cognizable Eighth Amendment failure to protect claims against defendants Chapelle and Rios, but that the other claims were not viable. ECF No. 13. The court gave plaintiff thirty days to file an amended complaint or to advise the court if he wished to stand by his current complaint and proceed only with his Eighth Amendment claims against defendants Chapelle and Rios. Id. at 4. To date, plaintiff has not filed either an amended complaint or a notice of election…