Ari

Ari v. Montes

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaDecember 4, 20203:20-cv-06000California1,093 words

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Trial Court Opinion

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 ROXANNE ARI, Case No. 20-cv-06000-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v. 7 Re: Dkt. Nos. 4, 10 MONTES, Defendant.

Plaintiff is a state prisoner. She seeks relief regarding her underlying conviction and the conditions of her confinement. 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 v. Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699…

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