Atchley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRISTOPHER J WASHINGTON, Case No. 21-cv-01584-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER REOPENING CASE AND

v. DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH

LEAVE TO AMEND

M ATCHLEY, et al.,

Defendants.

12 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case was recently dismissed without prejudice for plaintiff’s failure to file an application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee. Plaintiff has filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis that the Court has granted in a separate order. The case is reopened, and the Court will review the complaint. DISCUSSION STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the Court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims which are frivolous,…