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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICKY PAUL SMITH,

Plaintiff, 

 v.

NURSE LOIS; ENGELSTAD, W.;

DEMICHIEL, K.; and KEFFER, K.,

Defendants. /

No. C 07-2172 WHA (PR) 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

This is a civil rights case filed pro se by a state prisoner. The defendants are employees of

the Contra Costa Jail, where plaintiff previously was held. In the initial review order the Court

dismissed plaintiff’s harassment claim without leave to amend and dismissed his medical care claim

with leave to amend, saying that it was conclusory and thus did not provide facts sufficient to state a

“plausible” claim. See Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 127 S. Ct. 1955, 1986-87 (2007). Plaintiff

has amended.

In his amendment plaintiff says only that the defendants acted with deliberate indifference

“after x-rays were taken.” This specification of when the deliberate indifference occurred is not

sufficient to state a plausible claim in the absence of an allegation as to what the serious medical

need actually was and an allegation of what the defendants actually did or did not do. The case

therefore is DISMISSED with prejudice. The clerk shall close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 12 , 2007. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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