North
Demaruea North v. Salazar, Sergeant
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DEMARUEA NORTH, Case No.: 3:25-cv-1750-WQH-LR
CDCR #BJ-7624,
ORDER: (1) GRANTING MOTION
Plaintiff, TO PROCEED IN FORMA vs. PAUPERIS [ECF No. 3], AND
(2) SCREENING THE COMPLAINT SALAZAR, Sergeant, PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. 15 §§ 1915(e)(2) & 1915A(b) Defendant.
18 HAYES, Judge: 19 Plaintiff Demaruea North (“Plaintiff” or “North”), a prisoner who is proceeding pro 20 se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In his Complaint, Plaintiff 21 alleges Defendant Salazar, a correctional sergeant at R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility 22 (“RJD”), violated his constitutional rights by denying him a mattress and retaliating against 23 him for stating his intent to file an administrative grievance about the matter. (See ECF No. 24 1 at 8–9.) North also alleges a state law negligence claim against Salazar. (Id. at 9.) The 25 Court initially dismissed the…