Thompson

(PC) Leonard v. Thompson

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 4, 20202:16-cv-02767California808 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 FREDERICK E. LEONARD, No. 2:16-cv-2767 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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M. THOMPSON, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action. Plaintiff claims defendant Thompson failed to protect him in violation of the Eighth Amendment and defendant Clemente violated his due process rights during a disciplinary hearing. This action was remanded from the Ninth Circuit on March 10, 2020. (ECF No. 56.) Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint on November 22, 2016. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 5.) The original complaint alleged that defendants’ actions violated various aspects of state law. The undersigned screened and dismissed the complaint with leave to amend for failure to state a claim. (ECF No. 9.) Thereafter, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint. (ECF No. 15.) Upon screening…

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