Mendoza

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

JASON SMITH,

11 Case No. 19-03750 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, 12 ORDER OF SERVICE; DIRECTING v. DEFENDANTS TO FILE 13 DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR

NOTICE REGARDING SUCH

14 J. MENDOZA, et al., MOTION; INSTRUCTIONS TO

CLERK

15 Defendants. 16 17 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner at the Correctional Training Facility (“CTF”) in Soledad, 19 filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against CTF 20 personnel. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a 21 separate order. 22 23 DISCUSSION 24 A. Standard of Review 25 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a 26 prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a 27 governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any 1 upon which relief may be granted…