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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERNEST LEE COX, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

I. BAL, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:22-cv-00804-WBS-EFB (PC)

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel this action brought under 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983. On March 30, 2023, the court found that plaintiff had stated a potentially cognizable 

Eighth Amendment conditions of confinement claim against defendants Bal, Williams, and 

Patterson. ECF No. 27. On May 15, 2023, the court dismissed plaintiff’s purported claims under 

the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act. ECF No. 29. Defendants have 

yet to file a responsive motion or pleading.

Accordingly, within 21 days of the date of this order, defendants shall file a motion or 

pleading in response to plaintiff’s first amended complaint.

So ordered.

Dated: August 30, 2023. 

Case 2:22-cv-00804-WBS-EFB Document 30 Filed 08/31/23 Page 1 of 1