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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES LEOS,

Plaintiff,

v.

RASEY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-02029-LJO-JLT (PC)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' REQUEST 

FOR SCREENING OF THE SECOND AMENDED 

COMPLAINT and FINDING COGNIZABLE 

CLAIMS 

(Docs. 17, 18) 

RESPONSE DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS

On August 3, 2015, Plaintiff filed the Second Amended Complaint (Doc. 17) which 

Defendants again request be screened (Doc. 18). 

The Court has screened the Second Amended Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915A 

and finds that all of the claims Plaintiff attempted to state therein are cognizable, to wit: for 

deliberate indifference to his serious medical need in violation of the Eighth Amendment and 

retaliation in violation of the First Amendment against Defendants Officer Rasey and Sergeant 

Stonestreet; and for negligence under California law against Defendant Officer Rasey. Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 8(a); Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A., 534 U.S. 506, 512-15 (2002); Austin v. Terhune, 367 

F.3d 1167, 1171 (9th Cir. 2004); Jackson v. Carey, 353 F.3d 750, 754 (9th Cir. 2003); Galbraith 

v. County of Santa Clara, 307 F.3d 1119, 1125-26 (9th Cir. 2002). 

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' motion for screening of 

Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint, filed August 10, 2015 (Doc. 18), is GRANTED; all 

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claims Plaintiff asserts therein are cognizable; and within thirty days of the date of service of this 

order, Defendants are to file a response to the Second Amended Complaint. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 26, 2015 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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