McGinnis
McGinnis v. Davis
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARCUS G. MCGINNIS, Case No. 20-cv-01695-SI
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE AND PARTIAL
v. DISMISSAL
RON DAVIS, et al., Defendants.
12 A. Procedural History Marcus McGinnis, an inmate at San Quentin State Prison, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, about prison officials’ responses to his requests for dental care and medical complications that later arose. The court determined that, liberally construed, the complaint stated a claim against defendants Dr. Earl Jones and nurse Salonga for deliberate indifference to McGinnis’ dental/medical needs, but did not state a claim against the six other listed defendants. Docket No. 10 at 5. The court granted leave for plaintiff to file an amended complaint by September 4, 2020, to attempt to state a claim against those six defendants. Id. The court explained: “If plaintiff does not file an amended complaint, all defendants other than Dr. Jones and nurse…