Spearman
(PC) Rios v. Spearman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ISRAEL RIOS, Case No. 1:19-cv-01009-DAD-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER FINDING DEFENDANT RAVI’S
MOTION TO DISMISS AND A MOTION TO
v. STRIKE MOOTED BY SECOND AMENDED
COMPLAINT
RAVI, (Doc. Nos. 16, 19) Defendant.
ORDER TO CLERK TO CORRECT DOCKET
17 18 Plaintiff Israel Rios, a state prisoner, initiated this action on July 24, 2019 by filing a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff is proceeding on his first amended complaint (“FAC”) as screened by the former magistrate judge. (Doc. Nos. 8, 12). The FAC names Defendant Ravi as the sole defendant. (Doc. No. 8). In response to the FAC, Defendant Ravi filed a motion to dismiss on July 7, 2020 (Doc. No. 16) and a motion to strike the portion of the FAC seeking punitive and exemplary damages on July 8, 2020 (Doc. No. 19). On August 13, 2021, after obtaining leave, Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint (“SAC”). (Doc. No. 26).…