(PC) Hammitt v. El Dorado County Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS FRANKLIN HAMMITT, Case No. 2:24-cv-2863-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER EL DORADO COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Thomas Hammitt, a county inmate proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, sues the El Dorado County Jail and Sheriff Jeff Leikauf. The complaint, as drafted, does not state a cognizable claim. I will grant plaintiff the opportunity to amend his complaint. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief against a governmental entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, that fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915A(b)(1), (2). 27 28 1 …