Nickerson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL V. NICKERSON,

Case No. 20-06326 EJD (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE; DIRECTING

DEFENDANTS TO FILE

v. DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR NOTICE

REGARDING SUCH MOTION;

INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK RON BROOMFIELD, et al.,

Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a California state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Warden and CEO of San Quentin State Prison (“SQSP”) and the Director of the CDCR, as well as SQSP and the CDCR. Dkt. No. 1. The Court dismissed the complaint with leave to amend for Plaintiff to correct various deficiencies. Dkt. No. 7. Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint. Dkt. No. 9. 23 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a 27 prisoner seeks redress from a…