Leon
Leon v. Celaya
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARLOS LEON, Case No.: 3:20-cv-0899-AJB-BGS
CDCR #AM-4998,
ORDER:
13 Plaintiff, 1) GRANTING MOTION TO PROCEED
IN FORMA PAUPERIS
vs. [ECF No. 2]; AND 16 2) DIRECTING U.S. MARSHAL TO ALVARO CELAYA and JAMES EFFECT SERVICE OF COMPLAINT
MARTINSON, AND SUMMONS PURSUANT TO
U.S.C. § 1915(d) AND Defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3) 20 Plaintiff, Carlos Leon, currently incarcerated at Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (“SATF”) in Corcoran, California, and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Compl., ECF No. 1 at 1. Plaintiff alleges two correctional officers violated his Eighth Amendment and First Amendment rights while he was incarcerated at Centinela State Prison (“CEN”) in Imperial County, California in January 2019. He seeks $500,000 in general and punitive damages. Id. at 7. Plaintiff…