Lopez

Lopez v. Wu

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaOctober 10, 20194:19-cv-04108California1,487 words

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EUREKA DIVISION 7 8 GUSTAVO COLIN LOPEZ, Case No. 19-cv-04108-RMI

9 Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

10 v. TO AMEND

11 WARDEN, SAN QUENTIN PRISON, et Re: Dkt. No. 1 al., 12 Defendants. 13 14 Plaintiff, a federal prisoner, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 15 Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and has consented to the jurisdiction 16 of a Magistrate Judge (dkt. 5). 17 DISCUSSION 18 Standard of Review 19 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek 20 redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 21 1915A(a). In the course of this review, the court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss 22 any claims which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, 23 or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from…

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