Gradford
Gradford v. Gray
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WILLIAM J. GRADFORD, Case No. 1:22-cv-01304-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT
v. DEADLINE: THIRTY DAYS ANDY GRAY, Defendant. 16 17 18 19 On October 13, 2022, Plaintiff William J. Gradford (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner (BR- 7892) proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, initiated this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Defendant Officer Andy Gray. (ECF No. 1.) The complaint is now before this Court for screening.
24 1 As an initial matter, the Court notes Plaintiff indicates he has filed 13 prior civil lawsuits (ECF No. 1 at 2–4); however, a review of PACER indicates the number is closer to 30 lawsuits (filed from 2017 to present), within the Eastern District of California. Two cases are of particular interest to this Court, as they unquestionably constitute “strikes” under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g): (1) Gradford v. Tiexiera, No. 1:19-cv-01783-DAD-SKO (E.D. Cal. Dec. 23, 26 2019) (dismissal of claims as facially time-barred, Mar.…