(PC) McCloud v. Solano County Sheriff Dept.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICKY JAY MCCLOUD, Case No. 2:24-cv-0687-JDP (P) Plaintiff, ORDER; FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

v.

SOLANO COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee proceeding without counsel, alleges that defendants Solano County Sheriff’s Department, Castillo, and Smyth violated his rights by punishing him without due process. ECF No. 7 at 4. Specifically, he contends that Castillo placed him in punitive, segregated housing without affording him a disciplinary hearing. Id. His allegations against Castillo are, for screening purposes, cognizable. As explained below, however, the complaint fails to state a viable claim against any other defendant. Given that plaintiff has already been afforded a chance to amend and is no closer to stating a claim against any other defendant, I recommend that defendants Solano County Sheriff’s Department and Smyth be dismissed. Plaintiff should submit service documents for defendant Castillo.…