Reyes
Reyes v. Chief Medical Officer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEO ANTHONY REYES, Case No.: 3:20-cv-01445-JLS-JLB
CDCR #F-61110,
ORDER (1) GRANTING MOTION
Plaintiff, TO PROCEED IN FORMA vs. PAUPERIS, AND (2) DISMISSING
COMPLAINT FOR FAILING TO
STATE A CLAIM PURSUANT TO CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER; 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) AND 1915A(b)
S. GATES, Chief Medical Officer; and
E. ESTOCK, Doctor for Facility “D,” (ECF Nos. 1, 2) Defendants. 19 20 21 Plaintiff Leo Anthony Reyes, currently incarcerated at Calipatria State Prison (“CAL”) and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See “Compl.,” ECF No. 1. Plaintiff claims Defendants denied him adequate and timely medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Id. at 3–4. Plaintiff did not prepay the civil filing fees required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); instead, he filed a Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“IFP”)…