Randle
Randle v. Antioch Police Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RAMELLO D. RANDLE, Case No. 23-cv-05800-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE
v. TO AMEND
ANTIOCH POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants.
INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, an inmate in the Contra Costa County Jail who is proceeding without representation by an attorney, filed this civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Antioch Police Department (“APD”), APD Officers Thomas Smith, Eric Rambaugh, Casey Bragdon, and Brock Marcotte, and APD Sergeants James Stenger and Jimmy Wisecarver. (ECF No. 1 at 7.) He is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) in a separate order. For the reasons explained below, the excessive force claim against Defendants Wisecarver, Marcotte, and Rambaugh is, when liberally construed, capable of judicial determination. All other claims are DISMISSED with leave to amend. BACKGROUND Plaintiff makes the following…