Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONNELL BLEDSOE, No. 2:18-cv-2710 KJN P Plaintiff, v. SGT. MARTINEZ, et al., ORDER Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff is a former county jail inmate, who proceeds without counsel and in forma pauperis, in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case proceeds on plaintiff’s second amended complaint alleging a First Amendment claim of retaliation against defendant Sgt. Martinez. Presently pending is the motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) filed by defendants Martinez and the County of San Joaquin, and noticed for hearing on January 30, 2020. Defendants argue that plaintiff’s pleading is “unintelligible,” and then proceeds to address theories of “false imprisonment” and plaintiff’s alleged failure to set forth any basis for relief against the County. Plaintiff timely filed an opposition. Because oral argument is not of material assistance, the hearing is vacated, and this…