Reyes

Reyes v. Chief Medical Officer

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaOctober 26, 20203:20-cv-01445California4,449 words

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”)…

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