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 FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT WITH

R. FARLEY, ET AL., LEAVE TO AMEND

Defendant(s).

15 16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Lance Williams (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) against correctional officers R. Farley, D. Arebalo, M. Williams, J. Graves, and D. Davis (“Defendants”) alleging violations of his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. For the reasons discussed below, the Court dismisses the FAC 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…