Morris

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TAIRAY TAQWAIN MORRIS, Case No. 19-cv-02620-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT;

DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

v. COUNSEL

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 4 Defendants.

12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”), filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. His complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is now before the Court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must engage in a preliminary screening of any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity, or from an officer or an 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,…