(PC) Fletcher v. Department of State Hospitals

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 ALLAN FLETCHER, Case No. 1:22-cv-01150-EPG (PC) 11 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE, WITHOUT v. PREJUDICE 13 (ECF No. 9) STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al., Defendants. 16 Allan Fletcher (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that his legal mail is being opened pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated and/or enforced by Defendants. On March 3, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion to consolidate (ECF No. 9), which is now before the Court. Plaintiff alleges that he was made aware of a similar case also proceeding in the Eastern District that was filed by another civil detainee, Patrick Neill. Plaintiff alleges both cases involve the same defendants unlawfully opening clearly marked legal mail outside the plaintiff’s presence. Both cases also involve the same policy and…