Lucas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN LUCAS, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00552-NONE-JLT ) Plaintiff, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO ) DISMISS THE COMPLAINT v. ) ) COUNTY OF KERN, et al., ) Defendants. ) ) )

The plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint and paying the requisite filing fee on April 20, 2020. For the following reasons, the Court recommends the complaint be DISMISSED without leave to amend. I. Pleading Requirements General rules for pleading complaints are governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A pleading must include a statement affirming the court’s jurisdiction, “a short and plain statement of the claim showing the pleader is entitled to relief; and . . . a demand for the relief sought, which may include relief in the alternative or different types of relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). A complaint must give fair notice and state the elements of the plaintiff’s claim in a…