Reynoso

Cleveland v. Reynoso

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJuly 27, 20204:20-cv-00906California3,224 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LARRY CHARLES CLEVELAND,

Case No. 20-cv-00906-YGR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE v.

R. REYNOSO, et al.,

10 Defendants.

I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, who is currently incarcerated at the Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), filed this pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. ' 1983 against the following SVSP prison officials: Sergeant M. Barroso; Correctional Officers R. Reynoso and M. Cervantes; and John Does 1&2, who are unnamed SVSP correctional officers. Dkt. 1 at 2-3. Plaintiff seeks declaratory relief, compensatory damages, and punitive damages. Id. at 18. Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, which will be granted in a separate written Order. Venue is proper because the events giving rise to his claims are alleged to have occurred at SVSP, which is located in this judicial district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). II. STANDARD OF REVIEW A federal court must…

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