Salmen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUSTIN SALMEN, CDCR #BK-5881, Case No.: 3:20-cv-02088-GPC-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER REGARDING

v. CORRESPONDENCE FROM

PLAINTIFF

CALIFORNIA DEP’T OF

CORRECTIONS AND

[Doc. No. 18]

REHABILITATION; S. ROBERTS; M.

GLYNN; J. HODGES; A. KENDALL;

DR. CHAU; H. FRANKLIN; S.

ANDERSON; A. SHITTU; S. GATES,

18 Defendants.

Plaintiff Justin Salmen (“plaintiff”) is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging defendants violated his rights under the United States Constitution. See Doc. No. 7. The Court is in receipt of correspondence from plaintiff dated January 21, 2021 (the “Letter”). Doc. No. 18. This District’s Local Rules prohibit litigants from “writing letters to the judge, or otherwise communicating with the judge unless opposing counsel is present.” CivLR 83.9. Nevertheless, because plaintiff asks in…