John Laponte v. Gavin Newsom, et al.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOHN LAPONTE, No. 2:24-cv-2808 CSK P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 18

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and is proceeding in forma pauperis. This proceeding was referred to this Court 19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302. Plaintiff’s amended complaint is now 20 before the Court. As discussed below, plaintiff’s amended complaint is dismissed with leave to 21 amend. 22 I.…