Cueva
(PC) Deegan v. Cueva
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SIDNEY ROSS DEEGAN, No. 2:23-cv-1130 DJC CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER DANIEL E. CUEVA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) Plaintiff has submitted a second amended complaint. The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). Plaintiff, 71 years old, seeks damages and injunctive relief based on the presence of asbestos and black mold at the California Medical…