Sanders
Sanders v. Mims
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PHILLIP SANDERS, No. 1:20-cv-00634-JLT-SAB Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO AMEND
v.
ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
MARGARET MIMS, et al., RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING
ACTION WITH PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE
Defendants. TO STATE A COGNIZABLE CLAIM (Docs. 30, 32, 33, 34, 35)
17 I. BACKGROUND In this action, Phillip Sanders, a pretrial detainee, complains that on several occasions over approximately 10 days, Defendants were slow to provide him with an inhaler or other treatment for his asthma, especially when fights or riots in Fresno County Jail caused delays or lockdowns. (Doc. 1.) The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and determined that he did not plead facts sufficient to support a claim for Monell liability or a claim for inadequate medical care as to individual defendants. Specifically, the Court found that Plaintiff alleged only sporadic…