Martin
Kyle Ed Martin v. Britney Cunningham, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KYLE ED MARTIN, Case No. 24-cv-03208-PCP
Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING AMENDED
COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE TO
v. AMEND
BRITNEY CUNNINGHAM, et al., Defendants.
12 13 Kyle Martin, a patient at Napa State Hospital in Napa, California, filed a pro se civil rights 14 action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court dismissed Mr. Martin’s original complaint with leave to 15 amend. Dkt. No. 7. Mr. Martin filed an amended complaint. Dkt. No. 8. For the reasons stated 16 below, the amended complaint is DISMISSED with leave to amend.
I. Legal Standard
18 Federal courts must screen any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental 19 entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must 20 identify cognizable claims and dismiss claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim 21 upon which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant immune from such 22 relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). Pro se pleadings…