Ralph Johnson v. J. Scott

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RALPH JOHNSON, ) NO. CV 21-2543-AB(E) ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) 13 v. ) ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT ) 14 J. SCOTT, ) WITH LEAVE TO AMEND ) 15 Defendant. ) ______________________________) 16 17 18 For the reasons discussed below, the Complaint is dismissed with 19 leave to amend. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). 20 21 PROCEEDINGS 22 23 Plaintiff, a state prisoner incarcerated at the California Men’s 24 Colony (“CMC”) filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 25 U.S.C. section 1983 on March 23, 2021. Plaintiff sues the sole named 26 Defendant, CMC Correctional Officer J. Scott, in his individual and 27 official capacities. 28 /// 1 PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS 2 3 The Complaint alleges that Plaintiff is Jewish and has been 4 participating in the prison’s kosher diet program for sixteen months 5 (Complaint, p. 5). Plaintiff alleges that, on January 19, 2020, 6 Plaintiff…