Ables

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 DAVID HAMILTON, No. 2:23-cv-01342 DJC DB 11 Plaintiff, 12 v. ORDER 13 L. ABLES, et. al, 14 Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action. On January 28, 17 2023, plaintiff filed the operative complaint in the Amador Superior Court, alleging violations of 18 his constitutional rights and state law negligence claims against four defendants. On July 10, 19 2023, defendants paid the filing fee in this court and filed a Notice of Removal pursuant to 28 20 U.S.C. § 1441(a) and 1446, removing this action to this federal district court. Presently before the 21 court is defendants’ request for screening under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) (ECF 22 No. 3) and plaintiff’s motion for sanctions (ECF No. 6). For the reasons set forth below, the 23 undersigned will grant the motion for screening, deny the motion for sanctions, and give plaintiff 24 the option to proceed with the complaint as screened or file an…