Silverman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JACOB SILVERMAN,

Case No. 20-05136 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE; DIRECTING v. DEFENDANTS TO FILE DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR

NOTICE REGARDING SUCH

MOTION; INSTRUCTIONS TO DUANE CHRISTIAN, et al., CLERK Defendants. 16

Plaintiff, a state convict, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against jail officers and medical personnel at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where he was formerly housed. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a separate order. 22 DISCUSSION A. 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. See 28…