Scott
Scott v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DONNIE SCOTT, Case No. 19-cv-06046-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING SECOND
AMENDED COMPLAINT
v. Re: Dkt. No. 12 ERIC GOLDING, et al., Defendants.
12 Plaintiff, an inmate at California State Prison – Los Angeles County, filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that officials at Pelican Bay State Prison, where he was previously housed, violated his constitutional rights. His amended complaint (Dkt. No. 12) 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…