Maury

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ROBERT EDWARD MAURY, Case No. 25-cv-00430-JSW

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER OF SERVICE

v. 9

10 STEPHEN SMITH, et al., Defendants. 11

12 INTRODUCTION 13 Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights case under 42 14 U.S.C. § 1983 against officials at Pelican Valley State Prison. Leave to proceed in forma 15 pauperis is granted in a separate order. For the reasons discussed below, the complaint is ordered 16 served on two Defendants. 17 ANALYSIS 18 A. STANDARD OF REVIEW 19 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek 20 redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. 21 1915A(a). In its review the court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims 22 which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek 23 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. at…