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CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-8406-RGK (PD) Date: September 21, 2020 Title Elbert E. Hidalgo v. Unknown

Present: The Honorable: Patricia Donahue, United States Magistrate Judge

Isabel Martinez N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

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Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal

On September 9, 2020, Plaintiff Elbert E. Hidalgo (“Plaintiff”), a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Complaint”) alleging violations of unspecified constitutional rights by six unnamed sheriff’s deputies in two incidents that occurred on July 10, 2011 and August 19, 2011. [Dkt. No. 1 at 3-4.] The Complaint does not specify where the incidents occurred. Though the factual allegations are very difficult to discern, the Complaint appears to allege that as a result of the two incidents, Plaintiff’s right wrist was broken and remains in serious condition to this day. The Court is required to screen prisoner complaints and dismiss claims that are legally…