Lopez

(PC) George v. Lopez

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaOctober 10, 20232:23-cv-00844California931 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LOUIS GEORGE JR., Case No. 2:23-cv-00844-WBS-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. A. LOPEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff brings this section 1983 case against various defendants at the California Health Care Facility. ECF No. 5 at 2, 10. The specifics of his allegations are difficult to understand, but he claims that he suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (“ALS”) and that defendant Lopez, a correctional officer, used excessive force against him. Id. at 3-4. Numerous other defendants are listed, but the complaint contains no straightforward recitation of the facts, and I cannot tell how these other defendants are alleged to have been involved in violating plaintiff’s rights. Indeed, the complaint provides few specifics of the encounter between Lopez and plaintiff, save for the allegation that the force Lopez used was excessive and that plaintiff was wheelchair- bound. I will grant plaintiff leave to amend so that he may…

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