Vincent
Vincent v. City and County of San Francisco
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 CAMERON OMARI VINCENT, Case No. 20-cv-03129-RMI
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE
v. TO AMEND
SAN FRANCISCO SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT,
12 Defendant. 13 Plaintiff, a detainee, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (dkt. 5) and he has consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge (dkt. 4). DISCUSSION 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). In its review the court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. at…