(PC) Merino v. St. Joaquing Gn Hospital

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANCISCO MERINO, No. 2:22-cv-00520 WBS DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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ST. JOAQUING GN HOSPITAL, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, an inmate proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that his rights were violated in connection with surgery performed on his knee. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 34.) Additionally, plaintiff’s motions for preliminary injunction/TRO are before the court. (ECF Nos. 35, 38.) For the reasons set forth below, the complaint will be dismissed with the opportunity to file an amended complaint. It will be recommended that plaintiff’s motions for preliminary injunction be denied. As an initial matter, the court notes that plaintiff filed two documents entitled “First Amended Complaint”. (See ECF No. 34, 36.) These documents appear to be identical with the exception that the first of…