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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEENAN WILKINS,

Plaintiff,

v.

S. HESLOP, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:20-cv-1622 KJM DB P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

By order dated June 28, 2021, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint. (ECF No. 11.) The 

court found plaintiff stated an Eighth Amendment claim for excessive force and a First 

Amendment claim for retaliation against defendant Heslop. The court also found that plaintiff 

failed to state any other claims under § 1983 and dismissed plaintiff’s state law claims for failure 

to comply with the California Government Claims Act (“GCA”).

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In a notice filed on July 14, 2021, plaintiff argues that he pled compliance with the GCA in his 

complaint. (ECF No. 12.) As noted by the court in its screening order, plaintiff must specifically 

allege compliance with the GCA. (ECF No. 11 at 9-10.) Plaintiff’s statement in his complaint 

that he “exhausted a government claim” (ECF No. 1 at 12) is too vague to have satisfied this 

requirement.

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to proceed on the complaint as screened or to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 11.) Plaintiff 

has informed the court that he wishes to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 13.)

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of service of this order to file an amended 

complaint that complies with the court’s June 28, 2021 screening order (ECF No. 11), the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local Rules of Practice. 

2. The amended complaint must bear the docket number assigned to this case and must be 

labeled “First Amended Complaint.” 

3. Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be 

dismissed. 

Dated: July 28, 2021

DB:14

DB/DB Prisoner Inbox/Civil Rights/R/wilk1622.amd

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONNIE R. GOVEA,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROBERT W. FOX, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-2545 DB P

PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE ON HOW TO 

PROCEED

Check one:

_____ Plaintiff wants to proceed immediately on his Eighth Amendment claims against 

defendants Fox, Clark, Bick, Lewis, and the ten Doe defendant members of the 

Institutional Utilization Management Committee without amending the complaint. 

Plaintiff understands that by going forward without amending the complaint he is 

voluntarily dismissing his state law negligence claim and his Eighth Amendment claim 

against defendant Wolfson without prejudice.

_____ Plaintiff wants to amend the complaint.

DATED:_______________________

Ronnie R. Govea

Plaintiff pro se

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