Ira Robert Ellis v. County of Riverside
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
IRA ROBERT ELLIS, ) NO. EDCV 19-2331-RGK (KS)
11 ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) ORDER AND JUDGMENT OF DISMISSAL COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, et al, ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________ )
17 On December 4, 2019, Plaintiff, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (the “Complaint”). (Dkt. No. 1.) The Complaint asserts claims for deliberate indifference against the Sheriff and County of Riverside as well as the Chief Medical Officer and the Medical Director for the Riverside County Jail. (Id. at 3-4.) However, the Complaint does not clearly identify a specific action taken by any of the named defendants that exhibited deliberate indifference to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs. (See generally id.) Instead, the Complaint refers broadly to the …