Baldwin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY LEE BALDWIN,

Case No. 20-00676 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH v. LEAVE TO AMEND; DENYING MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

COUNSEL INSTRUCTIONS TO

DR. L. GAMBOA, et al., THE CLERK Defendants. (Docket No. 3)

17 Plaintiff, a California state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against employees of Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), where is currently incarcerated, and officers at the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff has filed a motion for appointment of counsel. Dkt. No. 3. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis shall be addressed in a separate order. Dkt. No. 2. 24 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary…