Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_05-cv-00147/USCOURTS-caed-2_05-cv-00147-2/pdf.json

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

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HENRY C. HAYES,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-0147 MCE GGH P 

vs.

ROD HICKMAN, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

 /

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 18, 2005, the court dismissed the amended complaint with thirty days

to file a second amended complaint. Pending before the court is the second amended complaint

filed May 27, 2005.

Named as defendants are Hickman, Woodford, Runnels, Cummins, Spellinger,

Ross, Jenesky, Felker, Perez, Aires, Stipling, Beckman and Hellwig. Plaintiff alleges that

defendants “failed to exercise the proper care with the proper degree of knowledge, and skill and

so negligently, carelessly, recklessly, wantonly and unlawfully treated, provided care, monitoring,

examination and other professional services in that among other things they failed to adequately

and properly diagnose and treat plaintiff for mental health disorder.” Second Amended

Case 2:05-cv-00147-MCE -GGH Document 14 Filed 06/16/05 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2

Complaint, ¶ 6. 

Plaintiff does not specifically describe the inadequate medical care provided by

these defendants. Vague and conclusory allegations of official participation in civil rights

violations are not sufficient. See Ivey v. Board of Regents, 673 F.2d 266, 268 (9th Cir. 1982). 

Because the claims against these defendants are vague and conclusory they are dismissed with

leave to amend. The court will grant plaintiff one final opportunity to cure the pleading defects. 

If plaintiff files a third amended complaint, he must describe the conduct of each defendant

which allegedly violated his constitutional rights. Plaintiff must describe the mental health

treatment each defendant allegedly failed to provide him with and describe the circumstances of

that failure to treat. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the second amended complaint

filed May 27, 2005, is dismissed with thirty days to file a third amended complaint; failure to file

a third amended complaint within this time will result in a recommendation of dismissal of this

action.

DATED: 6/15/05

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ggh:kj

hay147.am(2)

Case 2:05-cv-00147-MCE -GGH Document 14 Filed 06/16/05 Page 2 of 2