Riggs
Riggs v. Madden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
11 ISAAC RIGGS Case No.: 3:23-cv-01900-JO-DEB
CDCR #E26630,
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR Plaintiff,
FAILING TO STATE A CLAIM
14 vs. UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1915A
16 RAYMOND MADDEN, Warden, et al., Defendants. 18 19 Plaintiff Isaac Riggs is a state prisoner currently incarcerated at California State Prison, Los Angeles County. Proceeding pro se, he filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging Defendants violated his constitutional rights when they forced him to transfer to Kern Valley State Prison—a transfer that resulted in Plaintiff contracting Covid-19 at his new facility. Id. For the reasons set forth below, the Court dismisses Plaintiff’s Complaint with leave to amend. / / / / / / / / / I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff complains that officers at Centinela State Prison forced him to transfer to Kern Valley State Prison against his will. In March of 2020, Correctional Officers…