(PC) Hopson v. Kings County Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RYAN JOEL HOPSON, ) Case No.: 1:23-cv-1555 JLT EPG ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING IN PART THE FINDINGS ) AND RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING v. ) PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT FOR FAILURE TO ) STATE A CLAIM, AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF KINGS COUNTY, et al., ) LEAVE TO AMEND ) Defendants. ) (Doc. 14) )

Ryan Joel Hopson seeks to hold the defendants liable for violations of his civil rights while housed at Kings County Jail. (Doc. 1.) The magistrate judge screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a) and found Plaintiff failed to state a cognizable claim upon which relief may be granted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 10.) The Court granted Plaintiff leave to amend, after Plaintiff informed the Court that he wished to “stand on [his] complaint.” (Doc. 12 at 1.) After Plaintiff elected to not file an amended complaint, the magistrate judge reiterated the findings made in the initial screening order. (Doc.…