(PS) Hawkins v. Kaiser Permanente
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KET T. HAWKINS, Jr., et al., Case No. 2:22-cv-00034-KJM-JDP (PS)
Plaintiffs, ORDER v. SCREENING PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST
AMENDED COMPLAINT AND DENYING
KAISER PERMANENTE PLAINTIFFS’ SECOND REQUEST TO SACRAMENTO, et al., APPOINT COUNSEL 15 Defendants. ECF Nos. 9 & 10
RESPONSE DUE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
17 18 Plaintiffs Ket Hawkins, Jr., and Lajuana L. Thompson, proceeding individually and as co- representatives of the estate of their deceased father, Ket Hawkins, Sr. (the “decedent”), filed a pro se first amended complaint (“FAC”) alleging that defendants Kaiser Permanente Sacramento, Sacramento Mather VA Medical Center, McKinley Park Care Center, and Gramercy Court Skilled Nursing violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and certain California laws by failing to provide the decedent emergency medical care, resulting in his premature death. ECF No. 10. Although the FAC fails to state a claim, I will give plaintiffs an additional chance to…