Mekealian

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CARL DAVID MEKEALIAN, Case No. 23-cv-06108-JSW

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL

v. AND OF SERVICE

D. BLYTHE, et al., Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), filed this civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against California prison officials. The complaint was dismissed with leave to amend, and Plaintiff has filed a timely amended complaint. For the reasons discussed below, the amended complaint is dismissed. For the reasons explained below, the complaint is dismissed in part and ordered served on Defendant Gipson. ANALYSIS A. STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. 1915A(a). In its review the court must identify any…