Gill

(PC) Wolinski v. Gill

Good Law
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJanuary 6, 20202:19-cv-02369California823 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KRZYSZTOF WOLINSKI, No. 2:19-cv-2369 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER GURSHARN GILL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court is plaintiff’s complaint for screening and plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. A review of plaintiff’s complaint shows that he may be required to bring his claims in a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 rather in this § 1983 action. However, the court does not have sufficient information to make that determination. Therefore, and for the reasons set forth below, this court will order plaintiff to provide further information before proceeding. Briefly, plaintiff’s complaint states the following. He is a prisoner at the California Health Care Facility and complains of conduct occurring there in early 2019. Plaintiff alleges that he reported misconduct by defendant Gill to…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.