Saddozai

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHIKEB SADDOZAI, Case No. 21-01352 BLF (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH

Plaintiff, LEAVE TO AMEND; DENYING

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

v. COUNSEL

A. CARWITHEN, et al.,

Defendants. (Docket No. 7)

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison officials at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), where he is currently confined, and the Director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a separate order. Plaintiff has also filed a motion for appointment of counsel. Dkt. No. 7. 24 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the…