Moore
Moore v. Hatton
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOHNNY ANDREW MOORE,
Case No. 17-03696 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR v. SCREENING; OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE TO AMEND
S. HATTON, et al., Defendants.
(Docket No. 2)
17 Plaintiff, a California inmate, filed a pro se complaint in Monterey County Superior Court, which Defendants removed to this Court under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441(a), 1446(b). Dkt. No. 1. Defendants assert that the Court has original subject-matter jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 because Plaintiff’s complaint alleges violations of the Eighth Amendment under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as a First Amendment retaliation claim. Id. at 2. Defendants also assert that Plaintiff’s remaining causes of action fall within federal supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1367. Id. Defendants request the complaint be…