Aguilera

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ANGEL AGUILERA, Case No. 18-cv-03389-HSG

8 Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT;

9 v. RESETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

10 C. E. DUCART, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 38 11 Defendants.

12 13 Plaintiff, an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”) has filed a pro se action under 42 14 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 3, 2019, the Court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the 15 excessive force claims against Defendants Molina, Hendrix, Gonzalez, and Vicks, but granted 16 defendants’ motion to dismiss the deliberate indifference to serious medical needs claim against 17 Defendant Ducart. Dkt. No. 37. The Court granted Plaintiff leave to amend his claim against 18 Defendant Ducart. Plaintiff’s amended complaint (Dkt. No. 38) is now before the Court for 19 review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. 20 DISCUSSION 21 A. Standard of Review 22 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which…