The following excerpt is from Stovall v. Covello, No. 2:20-cv-1717 KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
. . . is to alert the prison to a problem and facilitate its resolution, not to lay groundwork for litigation." Griffin v. Arpaio, 557 F.3d 1117, 1120 (9th Cir. 2009).
For all of the above reasons, it is not appropriate to convert this action to a civil rights action.
VII. Leave to Amend
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