Wilkins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KEENAN G. WILKINS, Case No. 16-cv-07016-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.

DAVID O. LIVINGSTON, et al., Defendants.

12 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds with a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Previously, while multiple motions for summary judgment were fully briefed and pending, plaintiff filed motions to amend and motions to compel, though he had not first sought the discovery from defendants. The Court vacated all pending motions and permitted plaintiff an opportunity to file a third amended complaint to contain all the claims he wished to pursue. Plaintiff has filed a third amended complaint. DISCUSSION STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the Court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims …