Moffett
Moffett v. Benefield
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANDREW L. MOFFETT, Case No. 20-cv-02051-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE
v. Docket No. 9 BENEFIELD, Defendant.
12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Andrew L. Moffett, an inmate at Corcoran State Prison, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court dismissed the complaint with leave to amend to cure several pleading deficiencies. Mr. Moffett’s amended complaint is now before the court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. This order directs service of the amended complaint on the Defendant. II. BACKGROUND In his amended complaint, Mr. Moffett alleges that he was falsely charged after a March 17, 2016 riot in the C-Yard at Salinas Valley State Prison. Correctional officer (C/O) Benefield allegedly accused Mr. Moffett of assaulting another inmate with serious bodily injury, although Mr. Moffett “was not involved with this situation at all.” Docket No. 9 at 3. Mr. Moffett …