(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 17 Plaintiff, a county pretrial detainee proceeding pro se, alleges in his first amended complaint that El Dorado County Jail, Sheriff Jeff Leikauf, and Deputy Sheriff Duncan violated his Fourteenth Amendment right not to be subjected to excessive force. ECF No. 9. Plaintiff fails to state cognizable claims against El Dorado County Jail and Duncan but does state potentially colorable Fourteenth Amendment claims against Sheriff Leikauf. Plaintiff may, if he chooses, file an amended complaint that addresses the deficiencies noted herein, or proceed only on the Fourteenth Amendment claims against Sheriff Leikauf. 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…