Armenta v. Ortega

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO ARNOLD ARMENTA, Plaintiff, v. No. 18-cv-659 JCH-JFR M. ORTEGA, et al, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Pro Se Civil Rights Complaint (Doc. 4). Plaintiff is incarcerated and proceeding in forma pauperis. He alleges prison doctors violated the Eighth Amendment by misdiagnosing his dislocated kneecap as arthritis. Having reviewed the matter sua sponte under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the Court will dismiss the Complaint but grant leave to amend. I. Background1 Plaintiff is incarcerated at the Lea…