The following excerpt is from Evans v. Fox, No. 2:16-cv-1997-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Based on the foregoing, plaintiff fails to state a claim for relief and his complaint must be dismissed. Plaintiff may, if he chooses, amend his complaint to correct these deficiencies. Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc) (district courts must afford pro se litigants an opportunity to amend to correct any deficiency in their complaints). Should plaintiff choose to file an amended complaint, the amended complaint shall clearly set forth the claims and allegations against each defendant. Any amended complaint must cure the deficiencies identified above and also adhere to the following requirements:
Any amended complaint must identify as a defendant only persons who personally participated in a substantial way in depriving him of a federal constitutional right. Johnson v. Duffy, 588 F.2d 740, 743 (9th Cir. 1978) (a person subjects another to the deprivation of a
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