Moore

Moore v. Salinas Valley State Prison

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 26, 20245:21-cv-01019California7,424 words

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 KEVIN MOE MOORE, Case No. 21-cv-01019-EJD (PR)

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

9 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

10 DR. MELISSA STOLSIG, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 43 Defendants. 11

12 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 13 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison officials at the Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). Dkt. No. 1.1 14 He seeks monetary damages. Id. at 3. 15 On June 30, 2021, the Court found the complaint stated cognizable claims against 16 Defendants Melissa Stolsig, Jonna Dunlap, Alicia Nix, and SVSP Lt. J. Gomez for deliberate 17 indifference to Plaintiff’s serious mental/medical needs in violation of Plaintiff’s rights under the 18 Eighth Amendment. Dkt. No. 5 at 3. The Court also found that Plaintiff failed to state a 19 cognizable claim against Defendant SVSP Mental Health Department. Id. The Court gave 20 Plaintiff leave to amend his complaint, or the option of filing a notice to strike the non-cognizable 21 claim in lieu of…

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