(PC) Mathews v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 JAMES LEE MATHEWS, No. 2:23-cv-00922-DC-SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, ET AL., Defendants. 13 Plaintiff is a former county inmate who is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On June 5, 2024, the previously assigned magistrate judge vacated the recommendation that this action be dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to file an amended complaint after discovering that plaintiff’s first amended complaint (“FAC”) was entered as a new case. (ECF No. 13.) The FAC (ECF No. 14) is now before the court for screening. For the reasons set forth below, the FAC states a cognizable claim for inadequate medical care under the Fourteenth Amendment against County of Sacramento but no other cognizable claims. Plaintiff may proceed on the claim stated or may file a…