Lofthus

Lofthus v. Long Beach Veterans Hospital

Good Law
214 F. Supp. 3d 908·2016 WL 7441646·2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 181705
United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaOctober 11, 2016NO. SA CV 16-01482-VBF (AGR)California3,780 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Fairbank, J.

ORDER Dismissing Complaint Without Prejudice;

Granting Plaintiff Leave to File A First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) No Later Than Monday, November 28, 2016 and Warning that Action Will Be Dismissed With Prejudice if He Fails to File Timely Suitable FAC;

Directing Plaintiff Not to Assert Claims on Behalf of Other Persons

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and informa pauperis, Peter Kent Lloyd Lofthus (“plaintiff’) filed a civil-rights complaint on August 10, 2016. As required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 110 Stat. 1321 -71 as amended, 42 U.S.C. section 1997e et seq. (“PLRA”), the Court has screened the complaint to determine whether it fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted or seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief. See Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199, 202 , 127 S.Ct. 910, 914 , 166 L.Ed.2d 798 (2007) (“Among other reforms, the PLRA mandates early judicial screening of prisoner complaints ....”) (citing 28 U.S.C. section 1915A and 42 U.S.C. section 1997e(a)); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (e)(2)(B)(ii)-(iii) and Olausen v. Murguia, 2014 WL 6065622 , *1 (D. Nev. Nov. 12, 2014) (Miranda Du, J.) (“There is no question…

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