Lakota

Lakota v. Allen

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaNovember 6, 20233:22-cv-04304California3,119 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANNY STRONGBEAR LAKOTA, Case No. 22-cv-04304-TLT

Plaintiff,

ORDER REOPENING CASE;

v. OF SERVICE

T. ALLEN, et al., Defendants.

12 Plaintiff, a prisoner at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP), filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that a number of SVSP medical and correctional staff failed to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak, during which plaintiff became infected, and failed to provide him appropriate treatment for COVID-19 and subsequent pneumonia. ECF 1. He also alleged that various SVSP correctional defendants failed to protect him from extortion and assault by other prisoners. Id. The Court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint with leave to amend to include only related claims. ECF 6. In the absence of an amended complaint, the Court subsequently dismissed the case without prejudice and entered judgment for defendants. ECF 8, 9. The Court subsequently learned from plaintiff’s letter that plaintiff had intended to file an…

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