Whitall

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 RAYMOND RICHARD WHITALL, G43090, Case No. 20-cv-01259-CRB (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION,

et al.,

Defendant(s).

Plaintiff Raymond Richard Whitall, a prisoner at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) and frequent litigant in federal court, has filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C.§ 12101 et seq. (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a) (RA), seeking damages from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and several psychiatric technicians and nurses at SVSP in connection with various mishaps regarding his hearing aids. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental…