Matteson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CURTIS LEE MORRISON, Case No. 2:23-cv-00850-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. GISELLE MATTESON, et al., Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff brings this section 1983 case against several high-ranking state officials, including Governor Newsom and CDCR Director of Corrections Jennifer Shaffer. ECF No. 1 at 2. The complaint cannot proceed in its current state for two reasons. First, I cannot tell how each defendant is alleged to have personally violated plaintiff’s rights. Second, although the complaint is styled as a section 1983 action, it is interspersed with various habeas corpus filings, including a full-length petition seeking the plaintiff’s release. Id. at 24. I cannot tell why these documents are being offered and if plaintiff seeks any habeas relief that would be unsuited to this civil rights action. I will allow him an opportunity to amend. Additionally, after review of plaintiff’s prisoner trust fund account, ECF No. 5, I will grant…