Weston

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 ANDRE D. WESTON, Case No. 24-cv-04213-VKD

Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915A;

v. GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND;

DENYING MOTION FOR COURT

DEPUTY SHERIFF #2549, et al., ORDER Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 5,

13 Pro se plaintiff Andre D. Weston, a state prisoner, California, filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a deputy and the Sheriff of Alameda County for an incident that took place at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California. Dkt. No. 5. Mr. Weston’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis has already been granted. Dkt. Nos. 6, 9. I. BACKGROUND The following facts are based on the allegations in Mr. Weston’s complaint. Mr. Weston is currently confined at the Santa Rita Jail (“Jail”), where the underlying incident took place. Dkt. No. 5 at 1. According to the complaint, on September 7, 2023, Mr. …