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 SERVICE
v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 13, 14 RALPH DIAZ, et al., 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. The Court reviewed the complaint and dismissed it with leave to amend to cure several deficiencies. See Docket No. 9. He then filed an amended complaint. His amended complaint is now before the Court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. His request for appointment of counsel also is before the Court for review. 18 BACKGROUND This action concerns events and omissions that allegedly occurred while Sims was housed in Pelican Bay’s Restricted Custody General Population (RCGP) for “safety concerns.” Docket No. 13 at 11. The RCGP is described on the website of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) as “a 96-bed unit…