Flournoy

Flournoy v. Contra Costa County

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMay 2, 20223:21-cv-07480California509 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 JAMES HENRY FLOURNOY, BAS331, Case No. 21-cv-07480-CRB (PR)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO

REOPEN AND FOR EXTENSION OF

v. TIME AND INSTRUCTIONS TO

CLERK

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, et al., (ECF No. 11) Defendant(s).

On November 30, 2021, the court screened the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and dismissed it (1) with leave to amend to file an amended complaint regarding plaintiff’s medical malpractice and negligence claim against several Contra Costa County Jail (CCCJ) medical staff, and (2) without prejudice to plaintiff filing separate actions regarding his other claims. As to the medical malpractice and negligence claim, the court explained that plaintiff must “set forth specific dates and facts showing how each named individual CCCJ medical defendant was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs, if possible. It is not enough that a defendant was negligent or grossly negligent.” ECF No. 6 at 3 (citing…

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