Emmanuel Paul v. California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 ) EMMANUEL PAUL, ) Case No. CV 20-1693-VAP (JEM) ) Plaintiff, ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v. ) DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH ) LEAVE TO AMEND
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF )
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 17 On January 3, 2020, Emmanuel Paul (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, 18 filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Complaint”) in the United States District 19 Court for the Northern District of California. On February 20, 2020, the case was ordered 20 transferred to this Court.
SCREENING STANDARDS
22 In accordance with the provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the 23 Court must screen the Complaint to determine whether the action: (1) is frivolous or 24 malicious; (2) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or (3) seeks monetary 25 relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief. See 28…