(PC) Cardenas v. Coalinga State Hospital
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
11 RUBEN LEE CARDENAS, Case No. 1:23-cv-00875-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TO ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDING THAT THIS ACTION COALINGA STATE HOSPITAL, et al., BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, FAILURE TO PROSECUTE, Defendants. AND FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER
(ECF Nos. 1, 7).
OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN
FOURTEEN DAYS
19 20 Plaintiff Ruben Cardenas is a prisoner or civil detainee1 proceeding pro se and in forma 21 pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the 22 complaint commencing this action on June 5, 2023. (ECF No. 1). The complaint is now before 23 this Court for screening. Plaintiff alleges that a doctor at Coalinga State Hospital performed a 24 surgical procedure without his consent. 25 On June 21, 2023, the Court screened the complaint…