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(PC) Lawrence v. Newsom

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaSeptember 10, 20242:22-cv-01975California3,535 words

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RISHARDO LAWRENCE, No. 2:22-CV-1975-WBS-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GAVIN NEWSOM, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding with retained counsel, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Defendant's unopposed motion to dismiss Plaintiff's first amended complaint. See ECF No. 39. In considering a motion to dismiss, the Court must accept all allegations of material fact in the complaint as true. See Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 93-94 (2007). The Court must also construe the alleged facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. See Scheuer v. Rhodes, 416 U.S. 232, 236 (1974); see also Hosp. Bldg. Co. v. Rex Hosp. Trustees, 425 U.S. 738, 740 (1976); Barnett v. Centoni, 31 F.3d 813, 816 (9th Cir. 1994) (per curiam). All ambiguities or doubts must also be resolved in the plaintiff's favor. See Jenkins v.…

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