Acuna

Acuna v. Godinez

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaJanuary 4, 20223:21-cv-02044California2,974 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEX I. ACUNA, Case No.: 3:21-cv-02044-CAB-DEB

CDCR #P-85538,

ORDER:

Plaintiff, 13 vs. 1) GRANTING MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

SERGEANT C. GODINEZ,

[ECF No. 2] Badge #41197,

16 Defendant. AND 17 2) DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR

FAILING TO STATE A CLAIM

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) AND 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b) 20 21 Plaintiff Alex I. Acuna (“Plaintiff” or “Acuna”), while incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”) in San Diego, California, and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights Complaint (“Compl.”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Godinez (“Defendant” or Godinez”), an RJD Correctional Sergeant, violated his Fourth and Eighth Amendment rights when he conducted a visual strip search on Acuna. See ECF No. 1. See id. at 3-5. He seeks $450,000 in both general and punitive damages. Id. at 7. / / / …

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