Guiltron
(PC) Gradford v. Guiltron
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WILLIAM J. GRADFORD, 1:18-cv-01364-DAD-GSA-PC
Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER
v. ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR
FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, WITH LEAVE
DEPUTY GUILTRON, TO AMEND (ECF No. 1.) Defendant.
THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE TO FILE FIRST
AMENDED COMPLAINT 17 18 I. BACKGROUND William J. Gradford (“Plaintiff”) is a former prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 1, 2018, Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division. (ECF No. 1.) On October 4, 2018, the case was transferred to this court. (ECF No. 5.) On October 9, 2018, the court related this case to Plaintiff’s other pending cases under Local Rule 123 and reassigned the case to the dockets of District Judge Dale A. Drozd and Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin. (ECF No. 8.) …