(PC)Sandoval
(PC)Sandoval v. Lopez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIO SANDOVAL, Case No.: 1:23-cv-0248 JLT SKO (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING
v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS WITH
LEAVE TO AMEND, AND TERMINATING
M. LOPEZ, et al., PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
AMEND AS MOOT
Defendants. (Docs. 24, 43, 44) 16 Julio Sandoval seeks to hold the defendants liable for violations of his rights under the Eighth Amendment while housed at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility. (See Doc. 16.) Defendants moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, asserting Plaintiff failed to state a cognizable claim and Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity. (Doc. 24.) The magistrate judge found Plaintiff failed to sufficiently allege that Defendants acted with deliberate indifference. (Doc. 43 at 8-13.) Therefore, the magistrate judge recommended the Court grant the motion to dismiss. (Id. at 13.) Based upon the finding…