Patton
Patton v. Flores
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL PATTON, Case No.: 3:19-cv-00659-WQH-LL
CDCR #AV-5870,
ORDER DISMISSING FIRST
Plaintiff, AMENDED COMPLAINT vs. FOR FAILING TO STATE
A CLAIM PURSUANT
OFFICER FLORES, et al. TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) Defendants. AND 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b) 16 17 I. Procedural History On April 8, 2019, Plaintiff Michael Patton, who is currently incarcerated at California State Prison- Los Angeles County (“LAC”) and proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Patton’s original 126-page Complaint named 15 Defendants—all correctional officials at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”) in San Diego.1 In the body of his pleading, Patton invoked his constitutional rights to be free from acts of retaliation, excessive force, conspiracy, and
26 1 The RJD officials originally named as parties were Flores, Resler, Palamino, Anderson, Billingsley, Terronez, Miller, Aruki,…