(PC) Turner v. Sacramento City Police

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaApril 1, 20202:19-cv-00417California894 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY DEWAYNE LEE TURNER, No. 2:19-cv-0417 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND SACRAMENTO CITY POLICE, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 17, 2019, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint as the court is required to do under 28 U.S.C. §1915A(a) and dismissed with leave to amend. Plaintiff has now filed an amended complaint. Again, the court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2).…

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