(PC) Ellis v. County of El Dorado
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PETER JON ELLIS, No. 2:19-cv-518-KJM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
COUNTY OF EL DORADO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 2, 2019, the court dismissed his complaint with leave to amend for: (1) failure to state a cognizable claim and (2) attempting to join unrelated claims. ECF No. 11. Plaintiff was given thirty days to file an amended complaint and, when that time period elapsed without any amended complaint being filed, the court recommended that this case be dismissed. ECF No. 15. The same day that recommendation was filed, plaintiff submitted an amended complaint. Accordingly, the pending findings and recommendations are vacated and the court screens the amended complaint. However, for the reasons discussed below, the amended complaint should be dismissed without further leave to amend. ///// 27 …