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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT SHORTY AVERY,

Plaintiff,

v.

DAVITA DIALYSIS CENTER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.16-cv-07061-JD

ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT 

WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 10

Pro se plaintiff Robert Avery, who has been granted IFP status, has sued Renal Treatment 

Centers - California, Inc., DBA Clearlake Dialysis (“Clearlake Dialysis”) (originally sued as 

“Davita Diallysis Center et. al.”) and John Fuch for a “deprivation of rights” related to a treatment 

he received. Dkt. No. 1. The complaint is dismissed with leave to amend. 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) and (ii). 

DISCUSSION

Even liberally construed, the complaint does not provide “a short and plain statement of 

the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief” as required by Rule 8(a)(2) of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure. The handwritten complaint is a discursive narrative about something 

that appears to have happened in November 2016 between Avery and a nurse, a technician, and 

another patient at the Clearlake Dialysis Center. It is not possible to find in the complaint any 

facts explaining why Avery is suing or a clear statement of his legal claims. Avery filed a late 

opposition to the motion to dismiss that mentions 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and possibly the ADA, but 

even if those untimely statements are considered, they do not fix the pleading deficiencies in the 

complaint. Dkt. No. 15 at 2-5. 

Consequently, the complaint is dismissed with leave to amend. Avery may file an 

amended complaint no later than October 20, 2017. Defendants need not move to dismiss the 

amended complaint. The Court will review it on its own. Avery is encouraged to consult with the 

Federal Pro Bono Project’s Legal Help Center in either of the Oakland or San Francisco federal 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

courthouses for assistance. The San Francisco Legal Help Center office is located in Room 2796 

on the 15th floor at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. The Oakland office is 

located in Room 470-S on the 4th floor at 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612. Appointments 

can be made by calling (415) 782-8982 or signing up in the appointment book located outside.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 20, 2017

_____________________________________

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

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