Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 CLAY JOSEPH JONES, CASE NO. 1:21-CV-01212-AWI-SAB

Plaintiff

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

v. TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S

COMPLAINT

BRANDON PRICE, Executive Director of Coalinga State Hospital in his individual capacity; PAM AHLIN, Executive Director (Doc. No. 5) in her individual capacity; ALDO MENDEZ; KEVIN ADAMS; CHANG

LEE M.D.; DOES 1-10,

12 Defendants

14 15 Plaintiff Clay Joseph Jones initiated this civil rights lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants Brandon Price, Pam Ahlin, Aldo Mendez, Kevin Adams, and Chang Lee. Plaintiff’s Complaint asserts a single cause of action for violation of rights protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. Doc. No. 1. Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint. Doc. No. 5. For the following reasons, the Court will grant Defendants’ motion and dismiss the Complaint with leave to amend. BACKGROUND1 On or about August 2, 2004, Plaintiff was detained at a…