Jacques

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL E. JACQUES, Case No. 24-cv-03189-JSW

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL

v. AND OF SERVICE

Y. DELGADO, Defendant.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against an official at Salinas Valley State Prison. She is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. For the reasons discussed below, the Eighth Amendment claim is DISMISSED, and the complaint is ordered served on Defendant based on Plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation claim. 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 cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims which are frivolous,…