(PC) Northcutt v. Sacramento Sheriff's Dept.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TRAVIS SHANE NORTHCUTT, Case No. 2:24-cv-2503-DJC-JDP (P) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 SACRAMENTO SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16

17 18 Plaintiff, a prisoner incarcerated at North Kern State Prison, brings this action against 19 defendants Sacramento Sheriff’s Department, the Napa Division of the Department of State 20 Hospitals, and Harper Medical Group. ECF No. 1 at 1-2. The complaint is deficient for two 21 reasons. First, plaintiff’s allegations present at least two unrelated claims against more than one 22 defendant and, thus, cannot proceed as one suit. Second, the complaint fails to adequately explain 23 how any of the defendants are responsible for the allegations plaintiff raises. I will dismiss 24 plaintiff’s complaint with leave to amend so that he may remedy these deficiencies. I will grant 25 his application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2. 26 27 28 1 Screening Order 2 I. Screening and Pleading Requirements…