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(PC) Peets v. Brown

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaOctober 3, 20192:18-cv-02469California909 words

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Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LOUIS IVESTER PEETS, No. 2:18-CV-2469-KJM-DMC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS JERRY BROWN, JR., et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By separate order, this Court found Plaintiff alleged sufficient facts for his claims related to every Defendant save for Jerry Brown to proceed past screening. The Court noted this was because there were no facts that established Jerry Brown caused any of the constitutional violations alleged by Plaintiff. Plaintiff’s theory of liability against Jerry Brown was a far too attenuated theory of supervisory liability. Because no facts supported such a theory of liability and because it does not seem Plaintiff can allege such facts, this Court recommends dismissal of Jerry Brown as a defendant. /// /// /// /// I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS …

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