Vera
Vera v. Barajas
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 ANDES VERA, Case No. 24-cv-06886-VKD (PR)
Plaintiff,
ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT
v. PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915A;
ORDER OF SERVICE
A. BARAJAS,
Defendant.
13 Pro se plaintiff Andes Vera, a California state prisoner, filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a prison guard at the Correctional Training Facility (“CTF”) where Mr. Vera is currently incarcerated. Dkt. No. 5. The Court has already granted Mr. Vera’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. No. 6. I. BACKGROUND The following facts are based on the allegations in Mr. Vera’s complaint. Mr. Vera is currently confined at CTF where the underlying events took place. Dkt. No. 1 ¶ 3. According to the complaint, on July 21, 2023, while en route to his prison work assignment, Mr. Vera was stopped and searched by defendant Correctional Officer A. Barajas. Id. ¶ 6. Officer Barajas confiscated a…