Nicholson

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

CHARLES NICHOLSON,

11 Case No. 19-01345 EJD (PR) Plaintiff, 12 ORDER OF SERVICE; DENYING

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

v. 13 COUNSEL; DIRECTING

DEFENDANT TO FILE

14 DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR

D. SANDO, NOTICE REGARDING SUCH

15 MOTION; INSTRUCTIONS TO Defendant. CLERK 16 (Docket No. 9) 17 18 Plaintiff, a California state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action 19 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Correctional Officer D. Sando at Salinas Valley State 20 Prison (“SVSP”), where he was formerly housed. Plaintiff’s 21 DISCUSSION 22 A. Standard of Review 23 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a 24 prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a 25 governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must…