Meeks
(PS) Whitsitt v. Meeks
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM J. WHITSITT, No. 2:21-cv-00016-TLN-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
MEEKS, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 This action was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(3) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s original pro se complaint filed on January 4, 2021 attempted to assert claims under 42 U.S.C. sections 1983 and 1985. (ECF No. 1.) In an order dated April 5, 2021, the court screened the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) and ordered its dismissal for failure to state a claim and failure to meet the pleading standards of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff was granted leave to file an amended complaint. On May 14, 2021, findings and recommendations were entered recommending that this action be dismissed for failure to state a claim and failure to prosecute because plaintiff had not yet filed an amended complaint. Plaintiff filed objections to the findings and…