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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RAYMOND W. FULLERTON, Case No. 2:23-cv-02801-JDP (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. SCREENING PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT

AND GRANTING HIS APPLICATION TO

14 TIM SAXON, et al., PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND

DENYING HIS MOTIONS TO APPOINT

15 Defendants. COUNSEL 16 ECF Nos. 1, 2, 4, & 6 17 18 19 Plaintiff Raymond W. Fullerton is a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights 20 action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff brings claims against Tim Saxon, the Trinity 21 County Sheriff; Max Mucklow, the acting facility commander for the Trinity County Jail; 22 Michael Novack, a physician assistant; and Donald Krouse, a doctor. The complaint alleges that 23 plaintiff has been denied access to certain mental health resources for the past 100 days. The 24 claims, as articulated, are not sufficient to proceed past screening. I will grant plaintiff the 25 opportunity to file an amended complaint. I will also grant…