Randy Matthew Cordero v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANDY MATTHEW CORDERO, Case No.: 21cv1609-LL(MSB)
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING: (1) MOTION TO
v. APPOINT COUNSEL; (2) MOTION FOR
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE; AND (3)
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
MOTION FOR SANCTIONS [ECF NO. 56]
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, et 15 al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND Plaintiff Randy Matthew Cordero (“Plaintiff”) is incarcerated in state prison and proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis (“IFP”) in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 17, 2021, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). (ECF No. 22.) On April 26, 2022, the Court issued an Order finding Plaintiff’s FAC sufficient to state plausible Eighth Amendment claims against Defendants Bailey, Camacho, Galaviz, Gutierrez, and Kako. (ECF No. 28.) The Court also denied Plaintiff’s Motion for…