Pennington

Mitchell v. Pennington

Good Law
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJanuary 4, 20223:21-cv-06247California1,744 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 HENRY MOSES MITCHELL, Case No. 21-cv-06247-WHO (PR) aka HENRY C. HAYES, ORDER OF SERVICE; Plaintiff,

ORDER DIRECTING v.

DEFENDANTS TO FILE A

DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR PENNINGTON, et al., NOTICE REGARDING SUCH MOTION; Defendants.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Henry Moses Mitchell, Jr. (aka Henry C. Hayes) alleges that his jailors interfered with his First Amendment right of the free exercise of religion by denying him religious textbooks that he ordered. His 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint containing these allegations is now before me for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Mitchell has stated First Amendment claims against Pelican Bay State Prison Officers Pennington and Pearcey. All other claims and defendants are dismissed. Defendants shall file in response to the…

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