Saddozai

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

SHIKEB SADDOZAI,

11 Case No. 20-01279 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, 12 ORDER OF DISMISSAL v. 13 14 KRISTEN ESTERHELD, et al., 15 Defendants. 16

17 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 19 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed 20 in a separate order. 21 22 DISCUSSION 23 A. Standard of Review 24 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a 25 prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a 26 governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any 27 cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim 1 from such relief. See id. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). Pro se pleadings must, however, be liberally 2 construed. See Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th…