Grimes
(PC) Sanders v. Grimes
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TROY ALEXANDER SANDERS, Case No. 1:18-cv-01285-AWI-JLT (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO
FILE A SECOND AMENDED
v. COMPLAINT OR NOTIFY THE COURT
OF HIS DESIRE TO PROCEED ONLY ON
GRIMES, et al., CLAIMS FOUND COGNIZABLE
Defendants. (Doc. 35)
21-DAY DEADLINE
17 On December 6, 2019, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that it fails to state a cognizable access to courts claim because it fails to show that Plaintiff’s underlying claim (i.e., a direct appeal of a state criminal conviction) is non-frivolous or arguable. (Doc. 28; see also Doc. 34.) The Court granted Plaintiff leave amend. (Id.) Plaintiff has now filed a first amended complaint, alleging that Defendants violated his constitutional rights to counsel and legal mail. (Doc. 35.) The Court finds that Plaintiff’s first amended complaint states a cognizable claim against Grimes and Lucas…