(PC) Barela v. Stockton Police Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OSCAR BARELA, No. 2:22-cv-1209 TLN DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER STOCKTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendant.

17 Plaintiff, a former inmate at the Amador County Jail,1 proceeds without counsel and seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s complaint filed on July 11, 2022, is before the court for screening. Plaintiff has also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis and a motion to appoint counsel. For reasons that follow, the complaint’s allegations fail to state a claim. Plaintiff will be granted leave to file an amended complaint. I. In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff seeks to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s declaration makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The motion is granted.

1 Based on the recent change of address plaintiff filed, plaintiff has been released from custody.…