Singh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LAFONZO R. TURNER, No. 2:23-cv-0954 KJM DB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

14 SINGH, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that defendants improperly confiscated his durable medical 19 equipment. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion for stay (ECF No. 19) and his motion 20 for clarification (ECF No. 21). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned will grant the 21 motion for clarification and recommend that the motion for stay be denied. 22 I. Background 23 Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a motion for temporary restraining order and 24 preliminary injunction. (ECF No. 1.) The undersigned determined the action should be 25 transferred to the Fresno Division of the Eastern District because it appeared from the allegations 26 that the events giving rise to plaintiff’s claim took place at…