(PC) Cross v. Doe 1 John-Jane

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 YOHAN CROSS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00693-JAM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v. PAUPERIS JOHN-JANE DOE #1, et al., ECF No. 2 Defendants. SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: (1) FILE AN AMENDED

COMPLAINT; OR

16 (2) NOTIFY THE COURT THAT HE WISHES TO STAND BY HIS

COMPLAINT, SUBJECT TO

DISMISSAL OF CLAIMS AND

DEFENDANTS

19 ECF No. 1

SIXTY-DAY DEADLINE

21 Plaintiff Yohan Cross is a former state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that three “Doe” defendants violated his Eighth Amendment rights by failing to provide adequate care for an injury to his thumb. ECF No. 1 at 10. I find that the complaint does not state a cognizable claim, but I will give plaintiff leave to amend. …