Steven Malcolm Hunter v. Felipe Martinez, Jr.

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6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11

STEVEN MALCOLM HUNTER,

Case No. 5:21-cv-00099-JAK (SHK) 12 Plaintiff,

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ORDER DISMISSING CASE

14 v. 15 FELIPE MARTINEZ, JR., et al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 19 For the reasons discussed below, the case is DISMISSED without prejudice. 20 I. BACKGROUND 21 On December 23, 2020, Plaintiff Steven Malcolm Hunter (“Plaintiff”), an 22 inmate previously housed at United States Penitentiary (“USP”) Victorville, 23 proceeding pro se, constructively filed1 a civil rights complaint (“Complaint” or 24 “Compl.”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“§ 1983”) against USP Victorville Warden 25 26 1 Under the “mailbox rule,” when a pro se prisoner gives prison authorities a pleading to mail to 27 court, the court deems the pleading constructively “filed” on the date it is signed. Douglas v. 1 Felipe Martinez, Jr., and various other individuals (“Defendants”). Electronic Case 2 Filing Number (“ECF No.”) 1, Compl. 3 On January 20, 2021, the Court…