(PC) Edwards v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES A. EDWARDS, No. 1:20-cv-01822 JLT GSA (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER (FIFTH AMENDED

COMPLAINT)

v. (ECF No. 27) D. SMITH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Before this Court is Plaintiff’s fifth amended complaint (“5th AC”). ECF No. 27. For the reasons stated below, the Court will order that the 5th AC be served. I. PLAINTIFF’S FIFTH AMENDED COMPLAINT On January 23, 2025, Plaintiff’s 5th AC was docketed. ECF No. 27. In it, although very factually brief, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Don Smith and Defendant Lirio, both correctional officers employed at Kern Valley State Prison, violated his constitutional rights when, as he was returning to his cell after being…