Tafla
Jackson v. Tafla
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WALTER JACKSON,
Case No. 20-06766 EJD (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL; DENYING v. MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS MOOT ALEX TAFLA, et al., Defendants. (Docket No. 8)
17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, filed the instant pro se civil rights action seeking damages for an allegedly unconstitutional conviction out of Contra Costa County. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted 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 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any upon which…