Ellawendy

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

4 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ABEL FATAH ELLAWENDY, No. C 19-5475 WHA (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION

OF TIME AND OF SERVICE

v. (ECF No. 20) STEVE BENAL; JAMES BASS;

LISA BIER; ROBERT LINGLY,

11 Defendants. / 13 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, who was formerly an inmate in the Monterey County Jail, filed this civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Sheriff Steve Benal, James Bass, Commander Lisa Bier, and Chaplain Robert Lingly at the Monterey County Sheriff’s Department. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. While he originally filed this action pro se, a lawyer has recently appeared to represent him. For the reasons discussed below, the Amended Complaint is ordered served on defendants to respond to those claims that are, when liberally construed, cognizable. ANALYSIS A. STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of…