Andy LaShawn Fortner v. Lake County Jail Staff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANDY LASHAWN FORTNER, Case No. 25-cv-02615-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

TO AMEND

v.

LAKE COUNTY JAIL STAFF, Defendant.

12 Plaintiff, a pre-trial detainee1 currently housed at Lake County Jail, has filed a pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is now before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), “the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that . . . the action or appeal . . . is frivolous or malicious.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i). A claim that is incomprehensible…