Bolds
Bolds v. Alameda County Sheriff's Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TERRANCE E. BOLDS, Case No. 20-cv-01735-JST
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE
v.
ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT,
11 Defendant.
12 13 Plaintiff, a civil detainee housed at Coalinga State Hospital, has filed a pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department violated his constitutional rights while he was housed in Alameda County Jail from January 2016 to July 2018. His complaint is now before the Court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a…