Cota
(PC) McCoy-Gordon v. Cota
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEMARREA MCCOY-GORDON, No. 1:19-cv-01669-DAD-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
M. COTA, et al., (Doc. No. 15) Defendants.
16 Plaintiff DeMarrea McCoy-Gordon is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On April 10, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint without leave to amend. (Doc. No. 15.) With respect to plaintiff’s claims alleging that his inmate grievance against defendant Sherman was not properly processed, the magistrate judge found that: (1) plaintiff did not connect these allegations to a defendant named in this action; and (2) even if he had, prisoners are not entitled to a specific administrative grievance…