(PC) Dodd v. Placer County Sheriff Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH PHILIP DODD, No. 2:23-cv-1893-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER PLACER COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a county inmate, has filed a letter alleging deficient medical care in the jail operated by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. It is unclear whether plaintiff seeks to file a civil complaint against the Sheriff’s Office for deprivation of his constitutional rights. He does not allege a specific incident but rather claims that a broad class of medical treatment is not provided in a timely manner at the jail. ECF No. 1. Assuming that plaintiff intended to initiate a civil action, federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is 26 …