Ishma'el

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MELCHIZEDEK ISHMA’EL, Case No. 24-cv-09432-TLT

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

ANTONY J. BLINKEN, et al., Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Melchizedek Ishma’el, a California state prisoner, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983. Dkt. No. 3. Plaintiff’s complaint is now before the Court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1915A. The complaint will be dismissed for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff’s application to proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP) has been granted by separate order. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a…