(PC) Cox v. North Kern State Prison Officials
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 DONNELL COX, Case No. 1:21-cv-00860-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION
v. ECF No. 17 NORTH KERN STATE PRISON
OFFICIALS, FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE
13 Defendant.
15 Plaintiff Donnell Cox (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 16 pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed a complaint on 17 May 28, 2021. On June 15, 2021, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint 18 and ordered Plaintiff to file a first amended complaint within thirty (30) days. (ECF No. 7.) The 19 Court screened Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed on September 3, 2021, and granted leave 20 to amend. (ECF NO. 15, 16.) Plaintiff’s second amended complaint, filed on October 4, 2021, is 21 currently before the Court for screening. (ECF No. 17.)
I. Screening Requirement and Standard
23 The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief…