Jones
Jones v. Borla
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AMOS JONES, Case No. 24-cv-07095-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
v.
EDWARD J. BORLA, Defendant.
INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner who is proceeding without representation by an attorney, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendant Edward J. Borla, the Acting Warden of the California Training Facility (“CTF”) at the time of the events alleged in the complaint. Plaintiff claims Defendant violated his Eighth Amendment rights and was negligent under state law by failing to provide portable toilets for inmates during a power outage. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted in a separate order. For the reasons explained below, the federal claim is dismissed for failure to state a claim capable of judicial determination, and the state law claim is dismissed without prejudice to filing in state court. BACKGROUND Plaintiff alleges on…