Eric Brandon Fields v. California Institution for Men Medical Cheif and Staff
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
9 10 ERIC BRANDON FIELDS, Case No. 5:21-cv-01226-JFW-AFM
Plaintiff,
ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT
v. WITH LEAVE TO AMEND
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR
14 MEN MEDICAL CHIEF, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 On July 23, 2021, plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff paid the full filing fee. (See ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff presently is incarcerated at the California Institution for Men in Chino, California (“CIM”). The incidents that gave rise to plaintiff’s claims herein occurred at CIM between July 17, 2020 and July 23, 2021. (ECF No. 1 at 2-3.) Plaintiff seeks monetary relief. (Id. at 8.) In his Complaint, plaintiff names as defendants only the “unknown Medical Cheif [sic] and Med. [sic] Staff,” in their individual and official capacities. (Id. at 3.) Plaintiff alleges that these unspecified officials were “negligent in providing effective medical care.” (Id.) The Complaint purports to raise a…