Taylor
Taylor v. California Department of Corrections
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 MATTHEW SCOTT TAYLOR, Case No. 23-cv-206-MMA-JLB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT
TORRES, et al., Defendants. [Doc. No. 18] 17 18 19 On July 13, 2023, Plaintiff Matthew Scott Taylor, a California inmate proceeding pro se, initiated this civil rights action against the California Department of Corrections (“CDCR”), Torres, Jane Doe 1, and John Doe 2 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Doc. No. 1 (“Complaint”). On March 16, 2023, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and screened Plaintiff’s Complaint, dismissing the CDCR from this action. See Doc. No. 7. In June 2023, Defendant Torres waived service, see Doc. No. 9, and thereafter filed an Answer to Plaintiff’s Complaint, see Doc. No. 14. While “A. Gonzalez” and “G. Buenaventura,” the two Doe Defendants, initially waived service, see Doc. Nos. 10, 11, they subsequently…