Lewis
Lewis v. Contra Costa County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DARONTA T. LEWIS, Case No. 20-cv-06112-WHO (PR)
Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT
WITH LEAVE TO AMEND;
v.
ORDER ADDRESSING PENDING
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, et al., MOTION Defendants.
12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Daronta T. Lewis raises a series of unrelated claims in his 54-page complaint against his former jailors at West County Detention Center in Richmond, California. This is improper. Fed. R. Civ. P. 20(a)(2). His complaint is DISMISSED with leave to file an amended complaint on or before February 26, 2021. In the amended complaint, Lewis must decide which of his claims to pursue, as discussed below. The amended complaint should be no longer than 10 pages in total. Failure to file a proper amended complaint by February 26, 2021, or failure to comply with all the instructions given in this order, may result in the dismissal of this suit and the entry of judgment in favor of defendants. …