Moralez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RUDOLPH H. MORALEZ,

Case No. 21-01779 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL v. 12 RON DAVIS, et al., Defendants.

16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner at San Quentin State Prison (“SQSP”), filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Warden Ron Davis and several prison officers. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted in a separate order. Dkt. No. 2. 21 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 27 cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seek monetary relief…