Padilla
Padilla v. Arredondo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAMON PADILLA, Case No.: 3:20-cv-00828-WQH-RBM
CDCR #K-33879,
ORDER DISMISSING FIRST
Plaintiff, AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR vs. FAILING TO STATE A CLAIM 14 PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)
& 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)
L. ARREDONDO, Lieutenant Hearing
16 Officer; P. COVELLO, Former Warden at RJDCF; S.K. HEMENWAY, Final Appeals Examiner, 18 Defendants. 19 20 21 22 I. Procedural History On April 30, 2020, Ramon Padilla (“Plaintiff”), currently incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”) located in San Diego, California and proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (See Compl., ECF No. 1). 28 Plaintiff did not prepay the civil filing 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) (ECF No. 2). On May 21, 2020, the…