Toor
(PC) Munoz v. Toor
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES MUNOZ, Case No. 1:20-cv-01201-JLT-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO
DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE
v. TO AMEND COMPLAINT KIRAN TOOR, M.D., FOURTEEN DAY OBJECTION PERIOD
Defendant. (Doc. No. 24) 16 17 18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint, filed on December 14, 2023. (Doc. No. 24, “Motion to Amend”). For the reasons stated below, the undersigned and recommends the Motion to Amend be denied. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, initiated this action by filing a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1). On March 6, 2023, the undersigned screened Plaintiff’s Complaint, finding the Complaint failed to state a claim, noting the claims against multiple medical providers were unrelated and improperly joined. 27 1 The undersigned…