(PC) Weston v. Dr. Joanna

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaDecember 2, 20241:24-cv-00638California582 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DE’ANDRE IVISON WESTON, Case No. 1:24-cv-00638-KES-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER NOTING VOLUNTARY

DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CLAIMS

v. (Doc. No. 15) DR. JOANNA,

Defendant. 16 Plaintiff De’Andre Ivison Weston, a pretrial detainee, is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on his Complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1). On November 7, 2024, the Court issued a screening order on Plaintiff’s Complaint. (Doc. No. 14). As discussed at length in the Court’s November 7, 2024 Screening Order, the Complaint states a cognizable Fourteenth Amendment deliberate medical indifference claim against Defendant Dr. Joanna for failure to refer Plaintiff to an outside dental specialist but fails to state a claim on any other basis. (Doc. No. 14 at 7-8). The Screening Order afforded Plaintiff the opportunity to (1) file an amended complaint; (2) file a notice under Rule 41 and Rule 15(a) that he is willing to proceed only on the claims the court found…

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