(PC) Tillman v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM TILLMAN, No. 2:22-cv-01997-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After a dismissal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A (ECF No. 4), plaintiff has filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 7) which the court must now screen.1, Like the prior complaint, plaintiff’s amended complaint attempts to join unrelated claims in a single action. It is well settled that a claimant may not proceed with various unrelated claims against separate defendants: 23 1 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion 25 of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails…