Lance Williams v. R. Farley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 LANCE WILLIAMS, Case No. CV 20-4490-PA (KK) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

R. FARLEY, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

15 16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Lance Williams (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) against correctional officers R. Farley, D. Arebalo, M. Williams, J. Graves, and D. Davis (“Defendants”) each in their individual and official capacities, alleging violations of his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. For the reasons discussed below, the Court dismisses the Complaint with leave to amend. /// /// /// II. BACKGROUND On May 19, 2020, Plaintiff, an inmate at California Men’s Colony – East (“CMC”) constructively filed1 the instant Complaint against Defendants, who are all correctional…