Espitia
(PC) Sterling v. Espitia
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 QUINN D. STERLING, No. 1:22-cv-01097 JLT HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING THE
v. ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND
DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO
D. ESPITIA, CLOSE THIS CASE Defendant. (Doc. 11) 16 Quinn D. Sterling filed this prisoner civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 1.) The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. The assigned magistrate judge screened the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and found Plaintiff failed to state a cognizable claim on August 21, 2023. (Doc. 9.) The magistrate judge directed Plaintiff to file any amended complaint within 30 days; file a notice of voluntary dismissal; or inform the Court that he wished to stand on the allegations of the complaint, though it would be subject to dismissal. (Id. at 7-8.) In addition, the…