Owens

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KENNETH OLIVER OWENS, Case No. 18-cv-06636-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER REOPENING CASE AND

v. DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH

LEAVE TO AMEND

MENLO PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 11 11 Defendants.

12 Plaintiff, a former detainee, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case was dismissed without prejudice on February 13, 2019, prior to the screening of the complaint, because mail sent to plaintiff was returned as undeliverable and plaintiff failed to update the Court with a current address. Plaintiff who was homeless at that time has now updated his address and seeks to reopen the case. The case is reopened, and the Court will review the complaint. 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…