Revela Curl v. Harbor U.C.L.A. Hospital of Torrance California

INTRODUCTION

22 On October 27, 2020, plaintiff Revela Curl, proceeding pro se and in forma 23 pauperis, filed a civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Complaint 24 asserts a number of claims related to events in which plaintiff lost custody of her 25 daughter shortly after giving birth to her at Harbor UCLA Hospital. 26 In accordance with the terms of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 27 (“PLRA”), the court screened the Complaint to determine whether the action was 28 frivolous or malicious, or failed to state a claim on which relief might be granted, or sought monetary relief against a defendant who was immune from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2), 1915A(b). After careful review and consideration of the allegations of the Complaint under the relevant standards, the court found it was subject to dismissal in a February 18, 2021 order, but granted plaintiff leave to amend or respond to the court’s order by March 18, 2021. The court warned plaintiff that failure to timely file a First Amended Complaint or otherwise respond may result in a recommendation of dismissal for failure to state a claim or failure to prosecute and…