(PS) Hawkins v. Kaiser Permanente

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KET T. HAWKINS, Jr, et al., Case No. 2:23-cv-0034-KJM-JDP (PS) 12 Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND

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14 KAISER PERMANENTE SACRAMENTO, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiffs Ket Hawkins, Jr., and Lajuana L. Thompson, proceeding individually and as co- 18 representatives of the estate of their deceased father, Ket Hawkins, Sr. (the “decedent”), allege 19 that defendants Kaiser Permanente Sacramento (“Kaiser”), Sacramento Mather VA Medical 20 Center, McKinley Park Care Center (“McKinley”), and Gramercy Court Skilled Nursing 21 (“Gramercy”) violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and certain California laws by failing to provide the 22 decedent emergency medical care, resulting in his premature death. ECF No. 15. 23 Screening Order 24 I. Screening and Pleading Requirements 25 A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed 26 in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court must identify any…