Avalos
Smith v. Avalos
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARQUELL SMITH, Case No.: 3:20-cv-01534-JAH-KSC
CDCR #H-83007,
ORDER:
Plaintiff, 13 vs. 1) DISMISSING DEFENDANTS AS
WAIVED; AND
15 MS. AVALOS, Law Library Coordinator; 2) DIRECTING U.S. MARSHAL TO 16 JOHN/JANE DOE, Medical Supervisor; EFFECT SERVICE OF THIRD JOHN/JANE DOE, AMENDED COMPLAINT AND Defendants. SUMMONS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) AND Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3) 20 21 I. Procedural History On August 6, 2020, Marquell Smith (“Plaintiff”), a state inmate currently housed at the California State Prison – Los Angeles County located in Lancaster, California and proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (See Compl., ECF No. 1). 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…