Fernando Soria v. J. Hernandez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 FERNANDO SORIA, Case No. CV 20-7136-VAP (KK) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

J. HERNANDEZ, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

15 16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Fernando Soria (“Soria”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) alleging a violation of his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and usual punishment. For the reasons discussed below, the Court dismisses the Complaint with leave to amend. II. BACKGROUND On August 3, 2020, Soria, who is currently confined at Kern Valley State Prison, constructively filed1 the Complaint against defendants J. Hernandez, O. Diaz, 27 Under the “mailbox rule,” when a pro se prisoner gives prison authorities a B. Alpeza, Camacho, Chirino, and A. Pentes (“Defendants”) in their individual capacity. …