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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GUILLERMO TRUJILLO CRUZ, Case No. 19-cv-07649-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE v.

D. FORD, 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 against PBSP officer Ford. 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 monetary relief from a defendant…