Shirley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TERION COLLINS, et al., Case No.: 1:23-cv-00483 CDB PC Plaintiffs,

ORDER TO SEVER ACTION

v.

ORDER TO SUBMIT SIGNED

HEATHER SHIRLEY, et al., COMPLAINTS

Defendants. FORTY-FIVE (45) DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiffs Terion Collins, Marshall Rayshawn, Justin Marquiz Jackson, and Kwamaii Mathis (“Plaintiffs”) are state prisoners proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court has determined that each plaintiff should proceed separately on his own claim. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that “[o]n motion or on its own, the court may at any time, on just terms, add or drop a party. The Court may also sever any claim against a party.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 21. Courts have broad discretion regarding severance. See Davis v. Mason Cty., 927 F.2d 1473, 1479 (9th Cir. 1991). In the instant action, Plaintiffs are individuals in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,…