(PC) Maestas v. Sacramento County Jail
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 RANDY V. MAESTAS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00665-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: v. (1) STAND BY HIS COMPLAINT
SUBJECT TO DISMISSAL, OR
SACRAMENTO COUNTY JAIL, (2) FILE AN AMENDED Defendant. COMPLAINT ECF No. 19 THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE 16 17 18 Plaintiff alleges that various unnamed defendants violated his Eighth Amendment rights by denying him adequate medical care at the Sacramento County Jail. ECF No. 19 at 3-5. His allegations are too vague to state viable section 1983 claims. This is plaintiff’s second non-viable complaint. I will give him a final opportunity to amend before I recommend that this action be dismissed. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief against a governmental entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. §…