Cole

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 STEIN COLE, Case No. 20-cv-06400-WHO (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

v. WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

R. MCFADDEN-JENSEN, et al., Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Stein Cole’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint is DISMISSED with leave to file an amended complaint on or before March 29, 2021. His allegations contain unrelated and factually insufficient claims against more than thirty defendants at three different prisons, one of which is outside this district. This is improper. Fed. R. Civ. P. 20(a)(2). In the amended complaint, Cole must decide which of his claims to pursue, as discussed below. Failure to file a proper amended complaint by the deadline, or a failure to comply in every respect with the instructions given in this order, likely will result in the dismissal of this suit and the entry of judgment in favor of defendants. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court…