Legal Opinion

(PC) Sierra v. Montejo

District Court, E.D. California

Decided August 30, 2021No. 2:20-cv-01372Unknown

1Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JUAN SIERRA, No. 2:20-CV-1372-KJM-DMC-P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 E.M. MONTEJO, 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. 17 § 1983. Before the court is Plaintiff’s complaint. See ECF No. 1. The Court dismisses the complaint 18 with leave to amend. 19 I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 20 The Court must screen complaints from prisoners seeking relief against a 21 governmental entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Lopez v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  5. Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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