Michael A. Lujan v. Kevin Hixon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL A. LUJAN, ) NO. CV 23-7294-SVW(E) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ) KEVIN HIXON, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________) 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner incarcerated at the North Kern State Prison in Delano, California (“NKSP”), filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 on August 31, 2023. This Court granted Plaintiff in forma pauperis status on December 14, 2023. 22 Defendants are NKSP prison officials. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to provide adequate dental care in asserted violation of the Eighth Amendment and various state laws. 26 The North Kern State Prison in Delano, California, is located in Kern County, within the Eastern District of California. See Ricks v. Kamena, 2018 WL 3770038, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 7, 2018); 28 U.S.C. § 84(b). 3 Section 1391(b) of Title 28, United States Code, provides: 5 A…