(PC) Kononov v. Sacramento Count/City Main Jail
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VITALY KONONOV, No. 2:20-cv-1110-DB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY MAIN JAIL, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 Plaintiff is a former detainee or prisoner proceeding pro se seeking relief pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. Previously, plaintiff’s first amended complaint, which was filed just two weeks 19 after plaintiff initiated this case, was screened and found to be devoid of a cognizable claim. 20 Plaintiff has now filed a second amended complaint, which is before the court for screening.
I. Screening Requirement
22 Generally, the court is required to screen complaints brought by individuals seeking relief 23 against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 24 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the plaintiff has raised claims 25 that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be 26 granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is…