Sullivan
(PC) Guillen v. Sullivan
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARCOS CASEY GUILLEN, III, Case No. 1:19-cv-00957-SKO (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT TO
FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADING
v.
30-DAY DEADLINE SULLIVAN, Defendant. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S STATE-LAW
CLAIMS
21-DAY DEADLINE
Clerk of Court to assign a District Judge
Defendant Sullivan has removed this action from state to federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1441. (Doc. 1.) In his complaint, Plaintiff Marcos Casey Guillen, III, alleges violations of the Fourteenth Amendment and state regulations. (See Doc. 1 at 6-13.) The Court has original and supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. sections 1331, 1343, and 1367. Defendant requests that the Court screen Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1915A. (Doc. 1 at 2.) Because Plaintiff is a state prisoner seeking relief against a state actor, screening is mandatory in this…