Torfason

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAMES PAUL ANDREW TORFASON, Case No. 20-cv-07037-JSW

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING

RECONSIDERATION AND LEAVE TO

v. FILE THIRD AMENDED

COMPLAINT; OF FURTHER

MICHAEL LOWE, et al., SERVICE; DENYING MOTION TO

COMPEL

Defendants. 11 Dkt. Nos. 32,

12 Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights case under 42 13 U.S.C. § 1983. He has filed a motion for reconsideration of the order denying him leave to file a 14 Third Amended Complaint, and he has also submitted a proposed Third Amended Complaint 15 adding claims against two new Defendants – the County of Monterey and Sheriff Bernal. When 16 liberally construed, it states cognizable claims against these Defendants, as well as against 17 Defendants Sullivan and Lowe for violating his constitutional rights by failing to protect him from 18 being assaulted by another inmate. Accordingly, the motion for reconsideration is GRANTED, 19 leave to file the Third Amended Complaint is GRANTED, and service will…