Caldwell

(PC) Steven Santiago v. Caldwell

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJanuary 16, 20201:19-cv-00566California1,191 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN SANTIAGO, Case No.: 1:19-cv-00566-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, SECOND SCREENING ORDER

v. (Doc. 11)

J. CALDWELL, et al., 21-DAY DEADLINE Defendants.

16 On December 11, 2019, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and found that it states a cognizable excessive force claim under the Eighth Amendment against Defendants Caldwell, Hurlbut, Medina, Perez, and Taylor. (Doc. 9 at 4-5.) The Court found that Plaintiff failed to state a cognizable retaliation claim and did not exhaust administrative remedies with respect to Defendants Martinez and Tamayo. (Id. at 5-6.) The Court ordered Plaintiff to file a first amended complaint curing the deficiencies identified in the Court’s screening order or, alternatively, a notice to proceed only on the claims found cognizable. (Id. at 7.) On December 16, 2019, and January 1, 2020, Attorneys Kenneth Chike Odiwe and John L. Burris made…

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