Ocampo
Ocampo v. Fresno Police Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESTEBAN OCAMPO, No. 1:23-cv-01653-NODJ-EPG Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER
v. ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO:
FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., (1) FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT; OR
Defendants. (2) NOTIFY THE COURT THAT HE WANTS
TO STAND ON HIS COMPLAINT
16 (ECF No. 1)
THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE
18 19 20 Plaintiff Esteban Ocampo proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 21 filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF Nos. 1, 3). Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that Defendants 22 used excessive force against him and harassed him in connection with a traffic stop. Upon review, the Court concludes that Plaintiff fails to state any cognizable claims. Plaintiff now has two options on how to proceed: (1) Plaintiff may file an amended complaint, if he believes that additional facts would state cognizable claims, which amended complaint the Court will screen in due course; or (2) he may file a notice stating that he wants to…