Battersby
Battersby v. Lien
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ERICK ALLEN BATTERSBY, Case No. 20-cv-06561-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION TO AMEND; SCREENING
THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT; AND
IVRA LIEH, et al., ADDRESSING PLAINTIFF’S
DISCOVERY-RELATED MOTIONS
Defendants. Docket Nos. 80-81, 84-87 12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Erick Battersby, currently an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, California, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to complain about events and omissions at a jail at which he earlier was housed. Docket No. 1. The Court screened the initial complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and § 1915A, dismissed Defendant Nurse Edmundson from the action, and ordered all other Defendants to respond to Mr. Battersby’s claims. Docket No. 8. Mr. Battersby subsequently filed an amended complaint (“FAC”), which included new allegations against Nurse Edmondson. Docket No. 31. The Court screened…