Edward Tyrone Malone v. August Privratsky
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 ) EDWARD TYRONE MALONE, ) Case No. CV19-10796-JAK (JEM) ) Plaintiff, ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v. ) DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH ) LEAVE TO AMEND
AUGUST PRIVRATSKY, )
) Defendant. ) ) 17 On December 20, 2019, Edward Tyrone Malone (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner 18 proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 19 (“Complaint”).
SCREENING STANDARDS
21 In accordance with the provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the 22 Court must screen the Complaint before ordering service to determine whether the action: 23 (1) is frivolous or malicious; (2) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or (3) 24 seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. 25 § 1915A(b); 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c)(1). This…