Flournoy

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

6 7 JAMES H. FLOURNOY, No. C 20-8234 WHA (PR) 8 Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE 9 v.

CITY OF PINOLE POLICE

DEPARTMENT; OFFICER SHAWN

DELGADO; SERGEANT ROGERS;

CHIEF OF CITY OF PINOLE

POLICE DEPARTMENT; OFFICER

DEAN; OLISON; TIARA DAVIS, Defendants. / 15 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, an inmate in county jail, filed this civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Pinole and several employees at its Police Department for their actions during the course of his arrest. He also names as defendants two private citizens, Tiara Davis and Jovan Olison. He is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. For the reasons discussed below, the complaint is ordered served on certain defendants to respond to those claims that are, when liberally construed, cognizable. ANALYSIS A. STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress…