Gomez
Gomez v. Alameda County Sheriff's Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JUVENCIO GOMEZ,
Case No. 20-cv-01592-JSC Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR v.
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT, et al., Re: ECF No. 16 Defendants.
INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a former inmate at the Santa Rita County Jail (“SRJ”), 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 claims that the Defendants assigned him to the jail’s administrative separation unit without justification, and that jail officials have obstructed and interfered with his legal mail and phone calls with his attorney. The Court reviewed the complaint and found that, when liberally construed, the allegations were sufficient to state a claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 5.) Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 16.) Plaintiff,…