Anthony Sposato v. Mona Houston

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY SPOSATO, Case No. 5:20-cv-00835-SVW-KES

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER DIS MISSING ACTION

WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR

MONA HOUSTON, Warden, et al., FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

Defendants.

I.

BACKGROUND

In April 2020, Anthony Sposato (“Plaintiff”), an inmate in the custody of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison officials. (Dkt. 1.) Plaintiff alleged that his constitutional rights were violated by CDCR medical professionals who failed to diagnose him with cancer until it reached stage four. (Id.) The Court screened the complaint sua sponte in compliance with the Prison Litigation Reform Act and, on April 23, 2020, dismissed it for failure to state a claim. (Dkt. 10.) The Court gave Plaintiff until May 22, 2020 to file a First 28 Amended Complaint.…