Can a plaintiff bring multiple retaliation claims against the same defendant in a civil action?

These claims cannot proceed together. Each of the retaliatory incidents involves separate defendants and factual circumstances. See George v. Smith, 507 F.3d 605, 607 (7th Cir. 2007) ("[M]ultiple claims against a single party are fine, but . . . [u]nrelated claims against different defendants belong in different suits . . . ."). Litigating them jointly would be logistically impossible. The court will afford plaintiff one final opportunity to amend his complaint. If the next complaint contains multiple, unrelated claims against more than one defendant, the court will

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add or drop parties as justice requires.

III. Leave to Amend