Arellano

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAUL ARELLANO, Case No.: 3:18-cv-02391-BTM-WVG

CDCR #AH‒1995,

12 ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S Plaintiff, MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT vs. TO Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)

Dr. MICHAEL BALBIN SANTOS, et al., [ECF No. 19] Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Raul Arellano, currently incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”) in San Diego, California, and proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action (“Compl.”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, on October 18, 2018 (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff claims Michael Balbin Santos, a doctor at RJD, violated his First and Eighth Amendment rights by initially decreasing the dosage of a medication he claims was previously prescribed to treat both his neuropathic pain and seizures, and later threatening to terminate the prescription altogether if he continued to complain. See Compl. at 3‒4. I. Procedural History Plaintiff…