(PC) James v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD EUGENE JAMES, No. 2:24-cv-0063 KJM CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a Sacramento County Jail pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 2, 2024, the court recommended that this action be dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to file an amended complaint. Because plaintiff filed an amended complaint on April 11, 2024, however, the court’s April 2, 2024 findings and recommendations will be vacated. The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek 26 …