Kirk Harris v. T. Engels

I.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Kirk Harris (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) against various psychologists and librarians at California State Prison – Los Angeles County (“CSP-LAC”) in their individual and official capacities for denial of adequate medical care and denial of access to courts. Based upon the Court’s review of the Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915 and 1915A, several claims appear subject to dismissal. Hence, as set forth below, the Court hereby grants Plaintiff an opportunity to (a) proceed on his claim for denial of access to courts against defendants Engels, Porter, Rocke, and Friedman and voluntarily dismiss the remaining deficient claims; or (b) file a First Amended Complaint curing the deficiencies identified below.

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II.

ALLEGATIONS IN THE COMPLAINT

On June 26, 2019,1 Plaintiff, an inmate at CSP-LAC, filed the instant Complaint against defendants T. Engels, A. Porter, Dr. C. Galstain, T. Garret, C. Jordan, E. Rocke, and Friedman (“Defendants”) in their individual and official capacities. Plaintiff alleges defendants Engels, Porter, Galstain, Garret, and Jordan, who are all…