(PS) Wilde v. County of Butte

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KYLE MATTHEW WILDE, No. 2:20-cv-02166 TLN AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

COUNTY OF BUTTE; BUTTE COUNTY

SHERRIF’S OFFICE, JASON MILLER,

15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, is a pre-trial detainee in Butte County Jail. ECF No. 1 at 17. He seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF No. 2. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis makes the necessary showing that he is unable to afford the cost of suit and will be granted. For the reasons set forth below, this court lacks jurisdiction to hear this case and the complaint must be dismissed without leave to amend. I. LEGAL STANDARDS FOR SCREENING PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT 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…