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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Erik Estrada Leal,

Plaintiff,

v. 

Charles L Ryan,

Defendant.

No. CV-19-04768-PHX-DLR (CDB)

ORDER 

Before the Court is the report and recommendation (“R&R”) of Magistrate Judge 

Camille D. Bibles (Doc. 19) regarding Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend and for Injunction 

(Doc. 10). The R&R recommends that Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend be denied except 

insofar as Plaintiff seeks to add the factual allegations in paragraphs 33 through 43. The 

Magistrate Judge advised the parties that they had fourteen days from the date of service 

of a copy of the R&R to file specific written objections with the Court. (Doc. 19 at 7.) 

Plaintiff filed an objection to the R&R on January 14, 2020 (Doc. 21), and Defendant

Dorothy Igwe filed her response on February 28, 2020. (Doc. 28.) 

The Court has considered the objections and reviewed the Report and 

Recommendation de novo. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The 

Magistrate Judge correctly found that although Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint 

provided additional support to the allegations against Defendant Igwe in Count Two, it did 

not cure the deficiencies described in the Court’s Screening Order (Doc. 8) as to Count 

One or as to the other Defendants in Count Two. 

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The lodged Second Amended Complaint consists of the First Amended Complaint 

with the added redlined paragraphs 27 through 43. (Doc.12.) Plaintiff’s lodged Second 

Amended Complaint is a narrative of facts that lists a series of acts of alleged neglect or 

misconduct by the medical providers toward him and other inmates, but there are no 

allegations about how the alleged conduct caused him harm or damage. Particularly

troubling is the allegation in paragraph 27 that Stewart and Perkins delayed Plaintiff’s 

surgery for no medical reason. However, there is no allegation in the lodged Second 

Amended Complaint about who determined surgery was needed, when it was determined 

surgery was needed, when the surgery occurred and what, if any, damage was caused by 

the delay. 

Plaintiff’s objections point out the conduct he alleged in his lodged Second 

Amended Complaint. Particularly, he underscores that Stewart and Perkins delayed his 

surgery, that Centurion and Corizon do not review complaints about delaying and denying 

health care, that Perkins has had hundreds of complaints, that some providers are not 

notifying monitors while others do not answer grievances, and that the executive director 

failed to investigate complaints against the Defendants. However, the allegations pointed 

to do not state a claim for relief; merely reciting what has already been alleged does not 

cure the failure to allege facts necessary to state a claim. Consequently,

IT IS ORDERED that the R&R (Doc.19) is ACCEPTED. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend and for Injunction 

(Doc. 10) is DENIED, except insofar as Plaintiff seeks to add the factual allegations in

paragraphs 33 through 43 as supporting his claim against Defendant Igwe.

Dated this 10th day of March, 2020.

Douglas L. Rayes

United States District Judge

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