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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

KENNETH WAYNE ELLER,

11 Case No. 19-06886 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, 12 ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH v. LEAVE TO AMEND 13

14 TOM ALMOND, Sherriff, 15 Defendant. 16

17 18 Plaintiff, who appears to be a pretrial detainee currently being held at the 19 Mendocino County Jail, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 20 1983 against Sheriff Tom Almond of Mendocino County. Dkt No. 1, “Compl.” Plaintiff’s 21 motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis shall be addressed in a separate order. 22 DISCUSSION 23 A. Standard of Review 24 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a 25 prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a 26 governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any 27 cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state…