McCullom

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN L. MCCULLOM,

Case No. 21-01172 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH v. LEAVE TO AMEND

JHON KEEN, Defendant.

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner currently confined at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Chief Probation Officer “Jhon Keen”1 of the San Mateo County Probation Department. Dkt. Not. 4. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a separate order. /// /// ///

27 1 Plaintiff spells Defendant’s name as “Jhon Keen,” but the proper name for the Chief 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). …