Mireles

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RENE MIRELES, Case No. 20-cv-01248-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE v.

C. KOENING, et al., Defendants.

12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, an inmate at Correctional Training Facility (“CTF”), filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that CTF correctional officials were deliberately indifferent to his safety, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. His complaint (Dkt. No. 1) 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…