Stuckey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDRE KENNETH STUCKEY,

Case No. 20-cv-01898-YGR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER REOPENING ACTION; v. LIFTING STAY; AND DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

C. STURDEVANT, (1) HIS IFP STATUS SHOULD NOT BE

REVOKED AND (2) THIS ACTION Defendant. SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915

I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”), filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendant PBSP Correctional Officer C. Sturdevant. On October 30, 2020, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. 5. On the same date, the Court issued an Order of Service. Dkt. 6. The following background is taken from the Court’s October 30, 2020 Order, which states as…