Darrell E. Johnson v. Josie Gastelo

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7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 DARRELL E. JOHNSON, ) Case No. 2:20-cv-08900-VBF-SP 11 ) Plaintiff, ) 12 ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v. ) SUMMARILY DISMISSING ACTION 13 ) FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE JOSIE GASTELO, et al., ) 14 ) Defendants. ) 15 ) ) 16 _____________________________ )

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PROCEEDINGS

19 On September 23, 2020, plaintiff Darrell E. Johnson, a California state prisoner 20 proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a Complaint in this Court under 42 U.S.C. 21 § 1983. Plaintiff filed a supplemental complaint on April 28, 2022. The Court found the 22 Complaint subject to dismissal but granted leave to amend. 23 Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on August 15, 2022. Plaintiff 24 primarily alleges that medical staff at the California Men’s Colony was deliberately 25 indifferent to his medical needs. The FAC names three defendants: Warden Josie 26 Gastelo; Dr. Joseph Cruz; and a…