Melvin Satcher v. C. Woods

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 Case No. CV 19-8765 DMG (MRW) MELVIN SATCHER,

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

Plaintiff,

WITH PREJUDICE

v. C. WOODS, et al., Defendants. 18 The Court dismisses the action with prejudice for failure to prosecute and for failure to respond to court orders. * * * 1. This is a civil rights action involving a state prisoner. Plaintiff Satcher alleges that several correctional officers at the state prison in Lancaster retaliated against him for appealing the denial of a transfer to a different facility. 2. Magistrate Judge Wilner screened Plaintiff’s complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. [Doc. # 5.] Judge Wilner noted that the events described in the complaint occurred more than four years before the commencement of the federal action. That appeared to render the action untimely on its face as a matter of state and federal law. (Id. at 2 (citing CCP §§ 335.1, 352.1, and federal case law).) 3. Judge Wilner ordered…