Moktar

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAREEM J. HOWELL, No. 2:22-cv-00842 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. MOKTAR, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that defendants used excessive force against him and retaliated against him in violation of the First and Eighth Amendments. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s requests that the court direct the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) and the California Attorney General’s Office to help serve defendant Mokhtar. (ECF Nos. 33, 34.) For the reasons stated below, the court will grant in part and deny in part the first request (ECF No. 33) and will strike the second request (ECF No. 34). //// 26 1 This defendant’s last name appears as “Moktar” on the docket, while the California Attorney General’s Office has spelled it “Mokhtar.” (See…