(PC) Haines v. County of Sacramento
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MARCUS A. HAINES, Case No. 2:20-cv-01011-TLN-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: v. (1) FILE AN AMENDED
COMPLAINT; OR
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., (2) NOTIFY THE COURT THAT HE Defendants. WISHES TO STAND BY HIS
COMPLAINT, SUBJECT TO A
RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS
CASE BE DISMISSED
16 ECF No. 13
SIXTY-DAY DEADLINE
18 19 Plaintiff Marcus A. Haines is a county inmate proceeding without counsel in this civil 20 rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He proceeds on his first amended complaint and 21 alleges that the County of Sacramento and the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center violated his 22 rights by failing to take precautions to protect him from Covid-19. ECF No. 13 at 3. I find, for 23 the reasons stated below, that plaintiff’s complaint does not state a cognizable claim. I will give 24 him leave to amend. 25 Screening and Pleading Requirements 26 A federal court must screen a…