Michelle

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD EUGENE JAMES, Case No. 2:24-cv-1770-DAD-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND

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MICHELLE, et al., Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a former inmate in the Sacramento County Jail, brings this action against defendant Michelle, a nurse at the jail, and an unknown physician. ECF No. 14 at 2. He alleges that these defendants violated his Fourteenth Amendment right as a pretrial detainee to adequate medical care. I find that, liberally construed, plaintiff states a viable claim against defendant Michelle, but not against the unnamed physician. Screening Order I. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a…