Guzman

Guzman v. Jones

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaNovember 26, 20194:19-cv-03757-HSGCalifornia2,173 words

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MAYITO GUZMAN, Case No. 19-cv-03757-HSG

8 Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

TO AMEND

9 v.

10 M JONES, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 13 INTRODUCTION 14 Plaintiff, an inmate at California State Prison – Solano, filed this pro se civil rights action 15 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 regarding events at San Quentin State Prison (“SQSP”), where he 16 was previously housed. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate 17 order. His complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is now before the Court for review under 28 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,…

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