Pugh
Pugh v. Malone
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TERRYONN D. PUGH, Case No. 22-cv-01487-JSW
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE
v.
DEPUTY A. MALONE, et al., Defendants.
INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Teryonn Pugh, an inmate at the Contra Costa County Jail, filed this pro se civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has timely filed an amended complaint suing officials at the Contra Costa County Jail for failing to take adequate precautions against the spread of COVID-19. For the reasons discussed, service of process is ordered served upon Defendants A. Malone and C. Golden, two jail deputies. ANALYSIS A. 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…