Palmer v. Santa Cruz Sheriff's Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STEVEN ARNELL PALMER, Case No. 19-cv-04629-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE
v. TO AMEND
SANTA CRUZ SHERIFF'S Docket No. 1 DEPARTMENT, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 I. INTRODUCTION Steven Arnell Palmer, an inmate at the Santa Cruz County Jail, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His complaint is now before the court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. This order requires Mr. Palmer to file an amended complaint to correct several pleading deficiencies. II. BACKGROUND The statement of facts in the complaint consists of six short phrases, including “cruel and unusual punishment,” “bogus request form and grievance process,” and “bogus medical.” Docket No. 1 at 3. No facts are mentioned. Attached to the complaint is a letter Mr. Palmer allegedly sent to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff one day before the complaint was filed; the letter…