(PC) Mathews v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES LEE MATHEWS, No. 2:23-cv-00922 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, James Lee Mathews, proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis. Plaintiff seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s complaint (ECF No. 1) is before the court for screening.1 Plaintiff has also filed a motion seeking certified copies of records. (ECF No. 9.) For the reasons set forth below, the complaint’s allegations do not state a claim and the motion for certified copies of records will be denied. Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint under the terms set forth. //// 26 1 A letter submitted by plaintiff on June 1, 2024 (ECF No. 4) was entered to the docket as a first amended complaint. This document reads as a letter to the court and does not contain factual allegations or causes of action.…