O'Neal v. Amah

Full title: GLENN DAVID O'NEAL, Plaintiff, v. CHAPLAIN AMAH, et al., Defendants.

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

Date published: Aug 28, 2015

2:14-cv-1597 GEB KJN P (E.D. Cal. Aug. 28, 2015)

Opinion

GLENN DAVID O'NEAL, Plaintiff, v. CHAPLAIN AMAH, et al., Defendants. No. 2:14-cv-1597 GEB KJN P United States District Court, E.D. California. August 28, 2015

          ORDER

          KENDALL J. NEWMAN, District Judge.

         Plaintiff proceeds, in forma pauperis and without counsel, in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed August 5, 2015, plaintiff was granted leave to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff has now filed an amended complaint.

         The amended complaint states a potentially cognizable claim for relief against defendants Amah and Howard pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b). If the allegations of the amended complaint are proven, plaintiff has a reasonable opportunity to prevail on the merits of this action.

         In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within thirty days from the date of this order, defendants shall file a responsive pleading.