Shah

(PC) Armenta v. Shah

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaAugust 8, 20222:22-cv-00415California1,671 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD ARMENTA, Case No. 2:22-cv-00415-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v. PAUPERIS AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

SHAH, et al., COUNSEL Defendants. ECF Nos. 3, 6, 12, 13, & 14 SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: (1) FILE AN AMENDED

COMPLAINT; OR

18 (2) STAND BY HIS COMPLAINT SUBJECT TO A RECOMMENDATION

THAT IT BE DISMISSED

20 ECF No. 1

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

22 Plaintiff Richard Armenta, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleges that defendants violated his Eighth Amendment right to adequate medical care. ECF No. 1. For the reasons below, these allegations fail to state a cognizable claim, but I will give plaintiff leave to amend his complaint. If he fails to do so, I…

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