The following excerpt is from Cohen v. Alfaro, CASE No. 1:17-cv-00191-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Plaintiff should note that although he has been given the opportunity to amend, it is not for the purpose of adding new claims. George v. Smith, 507 F.3d 605, 607 (7th Cir. 2007). Plaintiff should carefully read this screening order and focus his efforts on curing the deficiencies set forth above.
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