Cortez
Cortez v. Hart
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JASON CORTEZ,
Case No. 22-cv-06023 EJD (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH v. LEAVE TO AMEND; DENYING MOTION FOR DISCOVERY AS
PREMATURE
JIM HART, et al.,
Defendants. (Docket No. 10)
16 Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against officers at the Santa Cruz County Jail (“Jail”), where he is currently confined. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a separate order. Dkt. No. 2. Plaintiff has filed a motion for discovery. Dkt. No. 10. 22 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In…