Cruz
(PC) Fernandez v. Cruz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY SOTO FERNANDEZ, Case No. 1:23-cv-00855-JLT-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT
COUNSEL AND FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT
v. (ECF No. 18) CRUZ, et al.,
ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS TO RE-
Defendants. SERVE COURTESY COPY OF ANSWER ON
PLAINTIFF WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS
16 Plaintiff Anthony Soto Fernandez (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against Defendants Cruz, Charles, Furlong, Chavez, and Hernandez for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment, and against Defendants Cruz, Furlong, and Charles for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Defendants filed executed waivers of service on November 30, 2023, (ECF No. 15), and answers to the first amended complaint on January 2, 2024, (ECF No. 16). This case is currently 25…