Burger
(PC) Clark v. Burger
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALPHONSO RAMON CLARK, No. 2:20-cv-0432 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former county prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed July 2, 2021, the undersigned screened the complaint and found that plaintiff had stated a conditions-of-confinement claim against defendant Burger, but that his retaliation claims and claims against Gandhi and Jones failed to state claims for relief. ECF No. 12. Plaintiff was given the option to proceed on the complaint as screened or to amend the complaint, id. at 6, and he chose to proceed on the complaint as screened, ECF No. 13. As a result, defendants Gandhi and Jones were voluntarily dismissed. Id.; ECF No. 14. After plaintiff made his election, the court ordered the United States Marshal to serve the complaint on defendant Burger, but process was returned…