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Espey v. Deuel Vocational Institution

United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California
Nov 4, 2013
2:13-cv-2147 TLN KJN P (E.D. Cal. Nov. 4, 2013)

Opinion


FLOYD JOSEPH ESPEY, Plaintiff, v. DEUEL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION, Defendant. No. 2:13-cv-2147 TLN KJN P United States District Court, E.D. California. November 4, 2013

          ORDER

          KENDALL J. NEWMAN, Magistrate Judge.

         Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 16, 2013, plaintiff opened this action by filing a letter with the court alleging that prison officials at Deuel Vocational Institution ("DVI") took him off his "strict" epilepsy medication, his complex pain medication and his psychiatric medication. On October 21, 2013, the court granted plaintiff thirty days to file a complaint containing his allegations regarding inadequate medical care.

         On October 29, 2013, plaintiff filed another letter with the court. Plaintiff again alleges that he is being denied proper medication. Plaintiff appears to allege that he suffered a seizure since arriving at DVI on April 30, 2013, that caused him to suffer permanent disfigurement.

         The court will screen plaintiff's complaint once it is filed pursuant to the October 21, 2013 order. In the meantime, the court will direct the Office of the Attorney General to respond to plaintiff's claim that he is being denied seizure, pain and psychiatric medications.

         Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within fourteen days of the date of this order, the Office of the Attorney General is directed to respond to plaintiff's allegations regarding the denial of medication contained in his October 16, 2013 and October 29, 2013 letters; and

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve this order and a copy of plaintiff's October 16, 2013 and October 29, 2013 letters (ECF Nos. 1 and 9) on Supervising Deputy Attorney General Monica Anderson.


Summaries of

Espey v. Deuel Vocational Institution

United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California
Nov 4, 2013
2:13-cv-2147 TLN KJN P (E.D. Cal. Nov. 4, 2013)
Case details for

Espey v. Deuel Vocational Institution

Case Details

Full title:FLOYD JOSEPH ESPEY, Plaintiff, v. DEUEL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION, Defendant.

Court:United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California

Date published: Nov 4, 2013

Citations

2:13-cv-2147 TLN KJN P (E.D. Cal. Nov. 4, 2013)