Tamrat
Tamrat v. Reid
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 HERMAN TAMRAT, Case No. 20-cv-01324-PJH
9 Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE
10 v. TO AMEND
11 ALAMEDA COUNTY, et al., Defendants. 12
13 14 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, has filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 15 1983. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 16 DISCUSSION 17 STANDARD OF REVIEW 18 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners 19 seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 20 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review the court must identify any cognizable claims, and 21 dismiss any claims which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief 22 may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such 23 relief. Id. at 1915A(b)(1),(2). Pro se pleadings must be liberally construed. Balistreri v. 24 Pacifica Police Dep't, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir.…