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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

JACKIE M. JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA MEDICAL FACILITY 

HEALTH SERVICES, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-0580 WBS KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a former state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, with an action 

filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 18, 2015, the assigned district judge ordered 

that this action would proceed on plaintiff’s third amended complaint. (ECF No. 34). On 

November 2, 2015, the undersigned dismissed plaintiff’s third amended complaint in order to 

permit plaintiff to file an amended complaint that names Luisa Plasencia as the sole defendant 

and includes the allegations against Plasencia contained in plaintiff’s second amended complaint. 

(ECF No. 37.) Plaintiff has now filed an amended complaint.

In his fourth amended complaint,1plaintiff renews his Eighth Amendment claim against 

 

1 Although the document is titled “Pretrial Statement and Discovery Order Affidavits to Testify,” 

the sentence below the caption states, “This is plaintiff’s fourth amended complaint.” (See ECF 

No. 38 at 1.)

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defendant Luisa Plasencia, R.N. (See ECF No. 38 at 2-3.) Plaintiff has provided sufficient facts 

to demonstrate a potentially cognizable claim for deliberate indifference to plaintiff’s serious 

medical needs based on Plasencia’s alleged refusal to dress and wrap plaintiff’s post-surgical 

wound. Therefore, the amended complaint states a potentially cognizable Eighth Amendment 

claim for relief against defendant Plasencia pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 

1915A(b). If the allegations of the amended complaint are proven, plaintiff has a reasonable 

opportunity to prevail on the merits of this action.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The fourth amended complaint (ECF No. 38) states a potentially cognizable claim for 

relief against defendant Plasencia.

2. Because defendant Plasencia has previously appeared in this action and the court will 

refer this case to the Post-Screening ADR project by order issued herewith, defendant 

will not be required to file a response at this time.

Dated: June 6, 2016

/john0580.1amd

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