(PC) Carroll v. Vallejo Police Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TREMAINE DEON CARROLL, 1:23-cv-00004-GSA-PC Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, WITH

v. LEAVE TO AMEND

VALLEJO POLICE (ECF No. 1.) DEPARTMENT, et al., THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE TO FILE FIRST Defendants. AMENDED COMPLAINT 16 I. BACKGROUND Tremaine Deon Carroll (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil right case pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 3, 2023, Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action. (ECF No. 1.) On January 18, 2023, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint which is now before the Court for screening. (ECF No. 5.) 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. II. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that…