(PC) Spearman v. Sacramento County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 REGINALD EDWARD SPEARMAN, Case No. 2:21-cv-01289-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v. PAUPERIS SACRAMENTO COUNTY, et al., ECF No. 6 Defendants. SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: (1) STAND BY HIS COMPLAINT

SUBJECT TO DISMISSAL, OR

15 (2) FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT ECF No. 1 THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE 19 20 Plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging that defendants violated his rights by disclosing his private medical information in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and by defrauding him of a substantial sum of money. ECF No. 1 at 4-5. These claims are non-cognizable under section 1983. I will give plaintiff an opportunity to amend his complaint before recommending that it be dismissed. I will also…