Smith v. Sheriff Honsal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 7 RYAN THOMAS SMITH, Case No. 24-cv-01417-PHK

Plaintiff, ORDER RE: MANDATORY

SCREENING OF COMPLAINT AND

v. RE: SERVICE; REFERRING CASE TO

JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

SHERIFF HONSAL, CONFERENCE Defendant. Re: [Dkt. 1]

13 Plaintiff Ryan Thomas Smith (“Smith”), an inmate at Humboldt County Correctional Facility, has filed a pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff Smith has consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. [Dkt. 3]. Plaintiff Smith has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate Order. [Dkt. 11]. Now the Court undertakes a review of Plaintiff Smith’s Complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. [Dkt. 1]. DISCUSSION A. STANDARD OF REVIEW In a case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity, or from an officer or employee of a governmental entity, the Court…