Tremaine Carroll v. State of California, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California directs the Clerk to correct the docket caption by terminating defendants omitted from the First Amended Complaint. The Court also orders screening of the operative complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and directs the Clerk to provide the pro se plaintiff with a courtesy copy of the docket sheet.

Holdings

1. Because Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis, the Court will screen the First Amended Complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A before directing service on any named defendant.
2. Defendants omitted from the First Amended Complaint are not parties to the action and must be terminated from the docket.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Court should screen the First Amended Complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A before directing service on defendants.
2. Whether defendants omitted from the First Amended Complaint should be treated as dismissed and terminated from the docket.
3. Whether the pro se plaintiff should receive a courtesy copy of the docket sheet.

Disposition

other