Dawes

Dawes v. The People of the State of California

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaApril 10, 20203:19-cv-02122California5,709 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM DAWES, Case No. 3:19-cv-02122-MMA-WVG Booking #19760125,

ORDER SCREENING FIRST

Plaintiff, AMENDED COMPLAINT vs. PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 14 1915(e)(2)(B) AND 28 U.S.C. §

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

1915A(b) CALIFORNIA, et al. Defendants. 17 18 On November 4, 2019, Plaintiff William Dawes, currently incarcerated at the San Diego County Sheriff Department’s Central Jail (“SDCJ”) in San Diego, California, and proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Compl., Doc. No. 1. Plaintiff did not pay the fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) when he filed his Complaint; instead he filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Doc. No. 2. On December 20, 2019, the Court granted Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed IFP but simultaneously dismissed his Complaint for failing to state a claim upon…

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