LaQuinton D. Bowers, Sr v. James Hill
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 5:22-cv-02072-FLA-SK Document Filed 01/18/ Page 1 of Page ID #:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 5:22-cv-2072-FLA (SK) Date: January 18, 2023 Title LaQuinton D. Bowers v. James Hill et al.
Present: The Honorable: Steve Kim, United States Magistrate Judge
Connie Chung n/a Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None present None present
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) SCREENING ORDER1
Plaintiff is a California state prisoner seeking to sue at least six correctional officers from the California Institution for Men (CIM) for more than ten discrete incidents based on an impermissible shotgun complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Jones v. Cmty. Redev. Agency of City of Los Angeles, 733 F.2d 646, 649 (9th Cir. 1984); Jaime v. Parts Auth. LLC, 2021 WL 3055041, at *7 (D. Ariz. July 20, 2021). The Court must screen that complaint to “identify cognizable claims” from deficient ones, including any that are “frivolous or…