Legardy
Legardy v. Redon
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RONALD LEGARDY, Case No. 20-cv-05716-RMI
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE
v. TO AMEND
M.B. ATCHLEY, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 16 Defendants.
12 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The original complaint was dismissed with leave to amend and Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint. DISCUSSION 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 entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review the court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. at 1915A(b)(1)-(2). Pro se pleadings must be liberally construed. Balistreri…