Ontiveros

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 ISRAEL ONTIVEROS, Case No. 19-cv-07496-VKD

9 Plaintiff,

ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT

10 v. PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(A);

GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND

11 DOMINGUEZ, et al.,

Defendants. 12

13 14 Pro se plaintiff Israel Ontiveros, a state prisoner at the California Medical Facility 15 (“CMF”) in Vacaville, filed this civil rights action against defendants Dominguez (Senior MTA), 16 Wang (MTA), Correctional Officer Aguilar, and a “Jane Doe” officer based on their actions while 17 Mr. Ontiveros was housed at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). Dkt. No. 1. Mr. Ontiveros 18 has consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 5. 19 I. STANDARD OF REVIEW 20 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks 21 redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. 22 § 1915A(a). In its review, the Court must identify any cognizable…