Dean
Dean v. Marin County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 LADRAKEOUS SONNY DEAN, Case No. 22-cv-05224-JD
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE SERVICE
v. 7 Re: Dkt. No. 2 MARIN COUNTY, et al., Defendants.
Plaintiff, a detainee of uncertain custodial status, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and a motion for a preliminary injunction. The Court ordered defendants to file an informal response to the motion for a preliminary junction. Defendants filed a response and plaintiff filed a reply. Plaintiff has also been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 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 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 which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a…