Kampa
(PS) Gifford v. Kampa
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROGER GIFFORD, No. 2:17-CV-2421-TLN-DMC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PETER KAMPA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss, ECF No. 86. The matter has been submitted on the record without oral argument. In considering a motion to dismiss, the Court must accept all allegations of material fact in the complaint as true. See Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 93-94 (2007). The Court must also construe the alleged facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. See Scheuer v. Rhodes, 416 U.S. 232, 236 (1974); see also Hosp. Bldg. Co. v. Rex Hosp. Trustees, 425 U.S. 738, 740 (1976); Barnett v. Centoni, 31 F.3d 813, 816 (9th Cir. 1994) (per curiam). All ambiguities or doubts must also be resolved in the plaintiff's favor. See Jenkins v. McKeithen, 395 U.S. 411, 421 (1969). …