Elliott

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AARON ELLIOTT, Case No. 19-cv-06005-PJH

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

v. TO AMEND

J. CABALLERO, et al., Defendants.

12 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, has filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff filed an original complaint (Docket No. 1) and then an amended complaint (Docket No. 8). The court has reviewed the 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 which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such …