Gosai
(PC) Hicks v. Gosai
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJune 22, 20212:20-cv-02303California978 words
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DARYL ANTHONY HICKS, Case No. 2:20-cv-02303-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF
ADVISE WHETHER HE WILL:
v. (1) PROCEED ONLY WITH HIS GOSAI, et al., EIGHTH AMENDMENT SEXUAL
HARASSMENT CLAIM AGAINST
Defendants. DEFENDANT GOSAI AND
VOLUNTARILY DISMISS ALL
OTHER CLAIMS; OR (2) FILE A SECOND AMENDED
COMPLAINT
17 ECF No. 11
SIXTY-DAY DEADLINE
19 Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment sexual harassment claim against defendant Gosai is cognizable. His Sixth Amendment right to counsel claim, however, is not. Plaintiff must choose whether to proceed only with his Eighth Amendment claim or to file a second amended complaint. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief against a governmental entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court…