Brian T. Hill v. Ralph Diaz

I. INTRODUCTION

18 On October 18, 2019, plaintiff Brian T. Hill, who is in custody at the 19 California Men’s Colony (“CMC”), is proceeding pro se, and has been granted leave 20 to proceed without prepayment of the full filing fee (“IFP”), filed a Civil Rights 21 Complaint (“Original Complaint”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”). On September 17, 2020, the Court screened and dismissed the Original Complaint for violation of Rules 10(a) and 11(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and failure to state a viable claim for relief. (Docket No. 16). On November 18, 2020, plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“First Amended Complaint” or “FAC”) against the following seven employees of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), who are sued in their individual capacities only: (1) Jim Bonnifield, CMC Community Resources Case 2:19-cv-08989-MWF-JC Document Filed 04/07/ Page 2 of Page ID #:225

Manager; (2) R. Layes, CMC Office Technician; (3) Josie Gastelo, CMC Warden; (4) Captain L. Warren, Appeals Examiner; (5) M. Voong, Chief of the CDCR’s Office of Appeals; (6) Ralph Diaz,…