(PC) Jones v. Placer County Sheriff's Office
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LLOYD DYLAN JONES, No. 2:19-cv-0342-MCE-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER PLACER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. The court dismissed his complaints with leave to amend because plaintiff had 19 attempted to present his claims in two different filings. ECF No. 12. The court also indicated to 20 plaintiff that he had improperly joined unrelated claims. Id. Plaintiff then filed a second 21 amended complaint and a third amended complaint. ECF Nos. 15, 19. The action thus proceeds 22 on plaintiff’s most recent complaint, which is before the court for screening under 28 U.S.C. 23 § 1915A.
I. Screening Requirement and Standards
25 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek 26 redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. 27 § 1915A(a). The court must identify…