(PC) Nugent v. Sargent

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY CHARLES NUGENT, Case No. 2:23-cv-01017-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. SARGENT, et al., Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff brings this section 1983 case against defendants alleging that defendants violated her1 rights by failing to adequately respond to an attack on her by another inmate. ECF No. 1 at 4. Her Eighth Amendment claims against defendants Sargent, Hueng, Laughlin, and Links for failing to protect her are viable. Her other claims are not, for the reasons stated below. I will grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. 26

1 Plaintiff identifies as a transgender woman. ECF No. 1 at 4. Screening Order I. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief against a governmental entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any…