Sims
Sims v. Diaz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DERRICK J. SIMS, Case No. 19-cv-05445-SI
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE
v. TO AMEND AND DENYING
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
RALPH DIAZ, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 2 Defendants.
12 Derrick J. Sims filed this pro se prisoner’s civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 concerning conditions at Pelican Bay State Prison. His complaint is now before the Court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Sims’ motion for a preliminary injunction also is before the court for review. 17 BACKGROUND This action concerns events and omissions that allegedly occurred while Sims was housed in Pelican Bay’s Restricted Custody General Population (RCGP) for “alleged safety concerns.” Docket No. 1 at 8. The RCGP is described on the website of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) as “a 96-bed unit designed as a transitional program for inmates who are recently released from the…