Bullard
(PC) Hill v. Bullard
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CYMEYON HILL, No. 2:21-cv-2336 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER BULLARD, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a civil detainee, proceeding pro se. On January 20, 2022, plaintiff’s civil rights complaint, filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, was dismissed with leave to amend. Subsequently, plaintiff filed two motions for reconsideration of the court’s screening order. As discussed below, upon reconsideration, the screening order is affirmed. Plaintiff claims he refuses the “offer to contract with” this court, citing UCC 1-308, and also admiralty law, corporations, commercial affairs, and the Administrative Procedure Act. (ECF No. 11 at 2, 3-4.) Plaintiff is reminded that he filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. To prevail on a claim under § 1983, a plaintiff must demonstrate: (1) the violation of a federal constitutional or statutory right; and (2) that the violation was committed by a person acting under the…