Reed
Reed v. California Department of Corrections
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 CHARLES CHRISTOPHER REED, Case No. 19-cv-07937-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER SCREENING AMENDED
v. COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915A; GRANTING LEAVE TO UNKNOWN, AMEND Defendant.
13 Pro se plaintiff Charles C. Reed, a state prisoner at the Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), filed this civil rights action for an injury that occurred while working in the prison kitchen. Dkt. No. 1. Mr. Reed consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 2. After an initial screening, the Court dismissed the complaint with leave to amend for Mr. Reed to correct deficiencies in the original complaint. Dkt. No. 9. Mr. Reed filed an amended complaint. Dkt. No. 10. I. STANDARD OF REVIEW A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28…