Solomon J. M. Andrews v. Lee Baca

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:23-cv-02764-DSF (SK) Date August 31, 2023 Title Solomon J. M. Andrews v. Lee Baca, et al.

Present: The Honorable Steve Kim, U.S. Magistrate Judge Connie Chung n/a Deputy Clerk Court Smart / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None present None present

Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Plaintiff is a California state inmate proceeding pro se with a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that deputies at the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles, California, physically assaulted him in January 2007. (ECF 1 at 5). Because plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, the Court must screen his complaint to ensure it states a federal claim on which relief may be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126–27 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc). Such relief is unavailable if plaintiff’s claims are untimely under the applicable statute of limitations. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Here, plaintiff had to bring any claims alleging…