Steven Hunter v. Felipie Martinez, Jr.

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United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaMarch 17, 20212:20-cv-11289California1,652 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

STEVEN HUNTER,

Case No. 2:20-cv-11289-JAK (SHK) 12 Plaintiff,

v. ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

FELIPE MARTINEZ, JR., et al., Defendants. 17 18 I. BACKGROUND On November 30, 2020, Plaintiff Steven Hunter (“Plaintiff”), an inmate housed at United States Penitentiary (“USP”) Victorville, proceeding pro se, constructively filed1 a “‘Emergency’ 42 USC 1983 Complaint” (“Complaint” or “Compl.”) against Defendants Felipe Martinez, Jr.; “Dr. Doorman, Chief Psychology”; “Dr. Dorsey, Psychology”; “Dr. McGlee, Psychology”; “Dr. Yeh, Psychology”; “Dr. Espero, Medical Doctor”; “SSI Lt. Varcedo”; “Lt. Hassly, SHU Lt.”;

1 Under the “mailbox rule,” when a pro se prisoner gives prison authorities a pleading to mail to and “Lopez” (collectively “Defendants”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“§ 1983”). Electronic Case Filing Number (“ECF No.”) 1, Compl. (capitalization normalized). On December 14, 2020, the case was filed on…

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