(PC) Verkuilen v. Amador County Jail

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 7, 20242:24-cv-00320California1,114 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES VERKUILEN, Case No. 2:24-cv-000320-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND

AMADOR COUNTY SHERIFF GRANTING PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO DEPARTMENT, et al., AMEND 15 Defendants. ECF Nos. 1 & 2

AMENDED COMPLAINT DUE WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS 18 Plaintiff James Verkuilen is a pretrial detainee proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In his complaint, plaintiff alleges that Amador Jail is overcrowded and that his HIPPA rights were violated when an officer was present for his medical appointment. The allegations are not sufficiently related to proceed in the same action. I will give plaintiff an opportunity to file an amended complaint, and I will grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must…

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