(PC) Peterson v. Alameda County Sheriff Dept.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARY LEE PETERSON, No. 2:23-cv-00218-DJC-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT., et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former federal detainee proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In addition to filing a complaint (ECF No. 1), he has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 5), a motion for a temporary restraining order (ECF No. 4), and a motion to drop parties (ECF No. 9). The court will grant the in forma pauperis application and address the complaint and accompanying motions. Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis When plaintiff commenced this action on February 6, 2023 he was confined to the Santa Rita Jail as a federal detainee. ECF No. 1. On April 14, 2023, the court recommended that this action be dismissed based on plaintiff’s failure to comply with the court’s March 7, 2023 order directing plaintiff to submit a certified trust…