Morris

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 TAIRAY TAQWAIN MORRIS, Case No. 19-cv-02620-HSG

8 Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT;

DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

9 v. COUNSEL

10 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 4 11 Defendants.

12 13 INTRODUCTION 14 Plaintiff, an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”), filed this pro se civil rights 15 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis 16 in a separate order. His complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is now before the Court for review under 28 17 U.S.C. § 1915A. 18 DISCUSSION 19 A. Standard of Review 20 A federal court must engage in a preliminary screening of any case in which a prisoner 21 seeks redress from a governmental entity, or from an officer or an employee of a governmental 22 entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the Court must identify any cognizable claims, and 23 dismiss any claims which are frivolous,…