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Parties Involved:
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Defendant
Willie F. Stephens
Plaintiff

Document Text:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIE F. STEPHENS,

Plaintiff,

v.

SONOMA VALLEY HOSPITAL,

Defendant.

Case No. 19-cv-00835-VC (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE

This is a pro se civil rights action filed by Willie F. Stephens, an inmate at San Quentin 

State Prison. On June 13, 2019, the court reviewed the complaint and found that the allegations 

appeared to give rise to a cognizable state law claim of negligence, but they did not state a 

cognizable federal claim. See ECF No. 4. Because a federal court may only address claims 

alleging a violation of a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States, see 42 

U.S.C. § 1983; West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988), the court dismissed the complaint with 

leave to amend for Stephens to file an amended complaint curing the noted deficiencies. Id. 

On July 22, 2019, the court granted Stephens’ motion for an extension of time to file an

amended complaint. ECF No. 6. The amended complaint was due on August 19, 2019. This 

date has past and Stephens has not filed an amended complaint.

Accordingly, this complaint is dismissed without prejudice to filing in state court, if 

Stephens wishes to do so.

The Clerk shall issue a separate judgment and close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 3,2019

______________________________________

VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

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