(PC) Turner v. Contra Costa County Sheriff's
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY R. TURNER, Case No. 2:24-cv-0239-TLN-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
W. WESTON, et al.,
Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff, a detainee in the Napa State Hospital, brings this action against numerous 21 defendants. I found that his last complaint was unintelligible and failed to state a claim. ECF No. 22 40. He has filed a second amended complaint that, for the reasons stated below, also fails to state 23 a claim. Accordingly, I now recommend that the second complaint be dismissed without leave to 24 amend. I will also deny plaintiff’s miscellaneous motions. ECF Nos. 43, 45, 46, & 47. 25 26 27 28 Screening Order I. Screening and Pleading Requirements A court must dismiss an in forma pauperis complaint before service of process if it is frivolous, fails to state a claim, or contains a complete defense to the action on its face. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). A complaint must…