(PC) Gould v. Smith

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 STEVEN ERIC GOULD, No. 2:18-cv-1981-JAM-EFB P 10 Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER 12 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND 13 REHABILITATION, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 17 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His initial complaint alleged that defendants acted with deliberate indifference 18 toward his serious medical needs. ECF No. 1. The court screened that complaint and found that, 19 as articulated, it failed to state a cognizable claim.…