Gibson
Robert D. Gibson v. T. Allen, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 ROBERT D. GIBSON, Case No. 25-cv-06834-WHO (PR)
Plaintiff,
ORDER DISMISSING THE
v. COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE TO
AMEND
T. ALLEN, et al.,
Defendants.
11 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Robert D. Gibson claims that state actors at Salinas Valley State Prison and at the CDCR violated his federal constitutional rights by failing to prevent an attack by other prisoners. His 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint containing these allegations is now before me for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The complaint fails to state any claim for relief. Gibson lists defendants, but he has not alleged specific facts tying each of them to an alleged wrong. Supervisory defendants cannot be held liable simply for being supervisors. Violations of state law do not state a federal constitutional claim. And Gibson’s theories of liability are either speculative or incorrect. Accordingly, the complaint is DISMISSED with leave to file an amended …