Spingola
Spingola v. Deputy Ujdar
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAMES SPINGOLA, Case No. 25-cv-00557-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE
v.
DEPUTY UJDAR, et al., Defendants.
INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, an inmate at the Alameda County Jail who is proceeding without representation by an attorney, filed this civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two deputies in the Alameda County Sherriff’s Department. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted in a separate order. For the reasons discussed below, the complaint state claims capable of judicial determination and review, and the service is ordered upon Defendants. STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous,…