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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RUBEN DARIO GARCIA, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. CHANDRA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:22-cv-1221 TLN KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff elected to amend his complaint in response to the February 2, 2023 screening 

order, and filed a motion for extension of time to file an amended complaint.1

 Good cause 

appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time (ECF No. 11) is granted; and

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 In addition to complying with the provisions of the February 2, 2023 order, plaintiff is 

cautioned that claims raised in an amended complaint must be properly joined. A plaintiff may 

properly assert multiple claims against a single defendant. Fed. Rule Civ. P. 18. In addition, a 

plaintiff may join multiple defendants in one action where “any right to relief is asserted against 

them jointly, severally, or in the alternative with respect to or arising out of the same transaction, 

occurrence, or series of transactions and occurrences” and “any question of law or fact common 

to all defendants will arise in the action.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 20(a)(2). Unrelated claims against 

different defendants must be pursued in separate lawsuits. See George v. Smith, 507 F.3d 605, 

607 (7th Cir. 2007). This rule is intended “not only to prevent the sort of morass [a multiple 

claim, multiple defendant] suit produce[s], but also to ensure that prisoners pay the required filing 

fees -- for the Prison Litigation Reform Act limits to 3 the number of frivolous suits or appeals 

that any prisoner may file without prepayment of the required fees. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).” 

George, 507 F.3d at 607. 

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2. Plaintiff is granted sixty days from the date of this order in which to file an amended 

complaint.

Dated: March 8, 2023

/garc1221.36

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