Sutton
(PC) Cooley v. Sutton
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODERICK G. COOLEY, Case No. 1:19-cv-01804-JDP
Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER
v. FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT DUE IN
SIXTY DAYS
JOHN SUTTON, WARDEN, ECF No. 1 Defendant.
Plaintiff Roderick Cooley is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint is before the court for screening. Plaintiff claims that another inmate bit off his earlobe, and implies that prison officials knew this inmate was dangerous before the attack. See ECF No. 1 at 5. The court has screened the complaint and finds that it fails to state a claim. The court gives plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint within 60 days. If plaintiff chooses to amend, he should consider listing defendants other than the warden and must describe more specifically the acts or omissions of the defendants. He should also consider using a complaint form. SCREENING AND…