Gomez
Gomez v. Alameda County Sheriff's Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JUVENCIO GOMEZ, Case No. 20-cv-01592-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE
v.
ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, et al., 11 Defendants.
12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, an inmate at the Santa Rita County Jail, filed this pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Gregory Ahern, and Deputy M. Vargas. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted in a separate order. For the reasons explained below, the complaint is ordered served upon Defendants. STANDARD OF REVIEW 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 frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim…