CDCR
(PC) Solvey v. CDCR
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STANLEY H. SOLVEY, Case No. 2:24-cv-1756-DC-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION, et al., Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, brought this action against defendants in the Sacramento County Superior Court against defendants California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, N. Flores, M. Farris, S. Gates, B. George, E. McDaniel, A. Mehta, Y. Mendoza, and E. Royal. ECF No. 1 at 6. Defendants removed the action to this court on the basis of federal question jurisdiction, because plaintiff alleged violations of his First and Eighth Amendment rights. Id. at 3, 6. Plaintiff then filed a motion for remand, seeking to amend his complaint and drop his federal claims to negate federal question jurisdiction and, separately, arguing that the removal was procedurally deficient. ECF No. 5. Subsequently, plaintiff conceded that he could not simply delete his…