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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EZRA K. WILLIAMS, Case No. 23-cv-00136-BAS-MDD

CDCR #AF-1812

ORDER:

Plaintiff, 13 v. (1) GRANTING MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA

WILLIAM NEWMAN; D. GALLEGOS;

PAUPERIS [ECF No. 2];

WARREN MONTGOMERY

16 Defendants. (2) DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL [ECF No. 3];

18 (3) DISMISSING DEFENDANT WARREN MONTGOMERY FOR

FAILING TO STATE A CLAIM

20 UNDER 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) & 1915A; and

22 (4) GRANTING PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO AMEND

28 Plaintiff Ezra Williams (“Plaintiff” or “Williams”), an inmate currently incarcerated at the California Correctional Institute (“CCI”) located in Tehachapi, California, commenced the instant civil rights lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on January 23, 2023. (Compl., ECF No. 1.) The action arises out of Williams’ claim…