(PC) Baker v. County of Alameda
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
BOBBY BAKER,
Case No. 23-cv-3041 NC (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE; ORDER v.
GRANTING MOTION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, et al., 14 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 2
16 Plaintiff is a civil detainee Coalinga State Hospital, awaiting his commitment trial under California’s Sexually Violent Predator Act. Dkt. No. 1 (“Complaint”) at 5. He filed the Complaint pro se, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, concerning events which occurred at a jail in Alameda County, where Plaintiff temporarily was housed. See generally, id. The Complaint and Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) are now before the Court. For the reasons that follow, the Court orders service upon Defendants. BACKGROUND I. Legal Standard A federal court must engage in a preliminary screening of any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a…