Williams v. Drakaina Logistics
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 PRINCE PAUL RAYMOND WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01436-NONE-SKO
Plaintiff,
FIRST SCREENING ORDER
11 v. (Doc. 4) 12 DRAKAINA LOGISTICS, et al., TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE 13 Defendants.
15 I. INTRODUCTION On September 28, 2021, Plaintiff Prince Paul Raymond Williams, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint. (Doc. 1 (“Compl.”).) Plaintiff also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis, which was granted on September 30, 2021. (Docs. 2 & 3.) On October 14, 2021, before the Court screened the initial complaint, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) as a matter of course, see Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 15(a)(1). (Doc. 4 (“FAC”).) Plaintiff’s FAC, which supersedes the initial complaint filed on September 28, 2021, see Lacey v. Maricopa Cnty., 693 F.3d 896, 927 (9th Cir. 2012) (en banc), is now before the Court for screening. As discussed below, Plaintiff’s allegations are insufficient to state a cognizable claim. Plaintiff is granted leave to file a second 25 …