George

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 JOSEPH ANTHONY GEORGE, Case No. 20-cv-03244-SI

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING TRO, DENYING

9 v. REQUEST FOR COUNSEL, AND

DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH

10 RALPH DIAZ, et al., LEAVE TO AMEND 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 2, 4

12 13 Joseph Anthony George, a prisoner at the Pelican Bay State Prison, filed this pro se civil 14 rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaint is now before the court for review pursuant to 15 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Plaintiff’s requests for a temporary restraining order and for appointment of 16 counsel also are before the court for review. 17 18 BACKGROUND 19 A. Allegations of Complaint 20 The complaint concerns prison officials’ efforts to keep prisoners safe in the era of Covid- 21 19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus (also known as SARS-CoV-2). Plaintiff sues the 22 Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the Chief 23 Medical…