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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GUILLERMO TRUJILLO CRUZ, Case No. 19-cv-05825-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE v.

KUMBAT, Defendant.

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 alleging that PBSP officer Kumbat violated his constitutional rights. 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, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief…