CMC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ) EMMANUEL PAUL, ) Case No. CV 20-2403-VAP (JEM) ) Plaintiff, ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v. ) DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH ) LEAVE TO AMEND CMC, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) 16 On March 4, 2020, Emmanuel Paul (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, 17 filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Complaint”) in the United States District 18 Court for the Northern District of California. On March 11, 2020, the case was ordered 19 transferred to this Court.

SCREENING STANDARDS

21 In accordance with the provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the 22 Court must screen the Complaint to determine whether the action: (1) is frivolous or 23 malicious; (2) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or (3) seeks monetary 24 relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b); 42 25 U.S.C. § 1997e(c)(1). This screening is governed by the following standards: 26 A complaint may…