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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GUILLERMO TRUJILLO CRUZ, Case No. 19-cv-04726-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE v.

GUTIERREZ, Defendant.

12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, an inmate at Kern Valley State Prison filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”) officer Gutierrez. His complaint is now before the Court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. 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, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek…