Humes
Humes v. Bernal
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 27, 20235:21-cv-08490California2,307 words
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FRANCIS A. HUMES,
Case No. 21-cv-08490 EJD (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL
AND OF SERVICE; DIRECTING
v. DEFENDANTS TO FILE
DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR
NOTICE REGARDING SUCH STEVE BERNAL, et al., MOTION; INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK Defendants.
Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 based on an incident that occurred while he was housed at the Monterey County Jail as an pretrial detainee. Dkt. No. 1. The Court dismissed the amended complaint with leave to amend to correct various deficiencies. Dkt. No. 11. Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint (“SAC”). Dkt. No. 19. 23 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress…