Sammy Lee Morris v. E. Burrkhouse

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 SAMMY LEE MORRIS, Case No. CV 19-5839-SVW (KK) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

WITH LEAVE TO AMEND AND

E. BURRKHOUSE, ET AL., DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

TO DISMISS AS MOOT

Defendants. 15 16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Sammy Lee Morris (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed a Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”). The sole remaining claim in the Complaint appears to be an Eighth Amendment claim against defendants E. Burrkhouse, C. King, M. Rosales, D. Schumacher, J. Anderson, J. Curiel, and Dr. Scott (“Defendants”). Defendants have filed a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. As discussed below, the Court dismisses the Complaint with leave to amend and denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss as MOOT. /// /// II. BACKGROUND On June 30, 2019, Plaintiff…