Derrick Lamar Hairston v. M. Lopez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 5:24-cv-00601-MCS (SK) Date: April 25, 2024 Title Derrick Lamar Hairston v. M. Lopez et al.
Present: The Honorable: Steve Kim, United States Magistrate Judge
Connie Chung n/a Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None present None present
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) SCREENING ORDER1
Plaintiff is a California state prisoner who has filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two California correctional officers (in both their official and personal capacities) for allegedly violating his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights during certain prison disciplinary proceedings. (ECF 1 at 3–4, 8-9). Because plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, however, the court must screen his § 1983 complaint to “identify cognizable claims” from those that are “frivolous or malicious,” “fail[] to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seek[] monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(i)–(iii), 1915A(a),…