Brunskill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DYLAN RICHEY BRUNSKILL, S-072747, Case No. 23-cv-04915-SK (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

v. TO AMEND

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL

ADMINISTRATION,

11 Defendant(s). 12 Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee at the Santa Cruz County Jail (SCCJ) facing probation revocation proceedings and new criminal charges, filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that SCCJ officials have refused to provide him with a religious “Buddhist vegetarian” diet on the ground that he is on a medical “gluten free” diet and the two cannot be combined. ECF No. 1 (Compl.) at 3. He further alleges that the diet decision was “perpetrated against me as retaliation for reporting assault and sexual misconduct by a peace officer while under the care of [SCCJ].” Id. at 2. Plaintiff seeks damages and injunctive relief. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which…