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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATHANIAL P. BLALOCK, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

PATRICK COVELLO, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:21-CV-0962-DMC-P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s request, ECF No. 4, which is construed 

as a motion for issuance of a screening order. Plaintiff’s motion is denied as both premature and 

unnecessary. The motion is premature in that Plaintiff has not yet resolved the fee status for this 

action. The motion is unnecessary in that the Court is required under the screening provisions of 

the Prison Litigation Reform Act to issue an order addressing the sufficiency of Plaintiff’s 

complaint. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s request, ECF No. 4, is 

construed as a motion for issuance of a screening order and, so construed, is denied. 

Dated: March 8, 2022

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DENNIS M. COTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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