(PC) Cox v. Kernan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ERNEST L. COX, No. 2:19-cv-1637 DB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 SCOTT KERNAN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state inmate proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 18 § 1983. Plaintiff claims his rights were violated in connection with a 2014 rules violation for 19 allegedly overfamiliar contact with a correctional officer. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s 20 motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 4) and his complaint for screening (ECF No. 1). 21…