Salcedo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES LESHAWN BOONE, Case No. 1:20-cv-01037-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE

WHY CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

v. AS BARRED BY RES JUDICATA

PETER SALCEDO, et al., (ECF NO. 1) Defendants. 15 James Boone (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights case filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on May 22, 2020. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff alleges that he was injured while working as an Inmate Work Laborer at Corcoran State Prison, and that he was not promptly treated for his injury. Plaintiff also appears to allege that he brought a state tort action based on these allegations, and that he lost at summary judgment. Thus, it appears from the face of Plaintiff’s complaint that this case is barred by the doctrine of res judicata. Accordingly, the Court will order Plaintiff to show cause why…