Petersen
Petersen v. Buyard
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KYLE PETERSEN, No. 1:20-cv-00954-DAD-EPG Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER v. ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF
COMPLAINT APPROPRIATE FOR
MEKISHA BUYARD, DEFENDANT MEKISHA BUYARD
FORWARDING SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO
Defendant. PLAINTIFF (ECF NO. 1) 17 Plaintiff Kyle Petersen (“Plaintiff”) is a federal inmate proceeding pro se and in forma 18 pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint 19 commencing this action on July 9, 2020. (ECF No. 1). The Complaint brings a single claim under 20 the Fourth Amendment concerning the search of his cellular telephones. The Court finds that 21 Plaintiff’s complaint sufficiently states a claim to proceed past screening and directs service to 22 proceed.
I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT
24 The Court is required to screen complaints brought by inmates seeking relief against a 25 governmental entity or officer or employee of a…