John Williams v. Jason Black

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United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaAugust 25, 20202:20-cv-04300California8,882 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:20-cv-04300-PSG (MAA) 12 Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM DECISION AND v.

ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

14 JASON BLACK et al., WITH LEAVE TO AMEND 15 Defendants. 16

I. INTRODUCTION On May 12, 2020, Plaintiff John Williams (“Plaintiff”), a California state inmate proceeding pro se, filed a Complaint alleging violations of his civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”). (Compl., ECF No. 1.) After the Court denied Plaintiff’s requests to proceed in forma pauperis, Plaintiff fully paid his filing fee on August 6, 2020. (ECF Nos. 6, 14.) The Court has screened the Complaint as prescribed by 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. For the reasons stated below, the Complaint is DISMISSED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND. Plaintiff is ORDERED to, within sixty days after the date of this Order, either: (1) file a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”); or (2) advise the Court that Plaintiff does not intend to pursue this lawsuit further and will not file…

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