Bender
Bender v. South Bay Regional Detention Facility
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEE W. BENDER, Case No.: 24-cv-1090-AJB-MMP
CDCR # BV8773,
ORDER DISMISSING FIRST
Plaintiff, AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR vs. FAILING TO STATE A CLAIM
PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. §§
MARTINEZ, Deputy Sheriff; 1915(e)(2)(B) AND 1915A(b) UNKNOWN, Deputy Sheriff, 16 Defendants. 18 19 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Lee W. Bender (“Plaintiff” or “Bender”) is an inmate who is proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (See Doc. No. 1.) On December 2, 2024, this Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), dismissed his original complaint without prejudice, and granted him leave to amend. (Doc. No. 6.) Bender has now filed a timely First Amendment Complaint (“FAC”). (Doc. No. 7.) In it, he alleges Defendants violated his constitutional rights by failing to prevent him from injuring his hand on a broken cell door handle. (Id. at…