George

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOSEPH ANTHONY GEORGE, Case No. 20-cv-03244-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING TRO, DENYING

v. REQUEST FOR COUNSEL, AND

DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH

RALPH DIAZ, et al., LEAVE TO AMEND Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 2,

12 Joseph Anthony George, a prisoner at the Pelican Bay State Prison, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaint is now before the court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Plaintiff’s requests for a temporary restraining order and for appointment of counsel also are before the court for review. 17 BACKGROUND A. Allegations of Complaint The complaint concerns prison officials’ efforts to keep prisoners safe in the era of Covid- 19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus (also known as SARS-CoV-2). Plaintiff sues the Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the Chief Medical…