Kelvin X. Singleton v. S. Gates

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 KELVIN X. SINGLETON, Case No. 2:19-cv-08908-RGK-JC 11 Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM OPINION AND v. ORDER DISMISSING ACTION 13 S. GATES, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 I. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY On October 16, 2019, plaintiff Kelvin X. Singleton, who is in state custody, is proceeding pro se, and has been granted leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee, filed a Civil Rights Complaint (“Original Complaint”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”), against the following defendants at California State Prison – Los Angeles County (“CSP-LAC”) in their individual and official capacities: (1) S. Gates, Chief of Health Care Correspondence and Appeals Branch; (2) M. Lewis, Chief Physician and Surgeon; (3) B. Ramos, Chief Medical Executive; (4) A. Galstian (erroneously sued as A. Galstain), Chief Executive Officer; and (5) M. Nawaz, Primary Care Physician. (Docket No. 1). On September 4, 2020, the Court granted defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Original Complaint, but…