(PC) Downs v. Jiminez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 IVORY LEWIS DOWNS, JR, No. 2:22-cv-1021 AC P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 M. JIMINEZ et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and 18 state tort law and has filed a second amended complaint. ECF No. 28. Also before the court is 19 plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel and for a temporary restraining order. ECF No. 29. 20 I. Second Amended Complaint 21 A. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints…