Berry

I. INTRODUCTION

17 Plaintiff, who was incarcerated at Wasco State Prison as of August 2021 (see Dkt. 7) filed 18 a pro se prisoner complaint form under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 while incarcerated at the San Francisco 19 County Jail. See Dkt. 1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted 20 in a separate written Order. 21 Plaintiff’s complaint raises allegations with respect to events that occurred at the San 22 Francisco County jail. Plaintiff has named the following defendants: Deputy Sheriff Escobar 23 (badge number 2307), Deputy Sheriff Jayme (badge number 2230), and the San Francisco 24 Sheriff’s Department. Dkt. 1 at 2. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief and compensatory damages. 25 Id. 26 27 Venue is proper because the events giving rise to the alleged claims occurred at the San Francisco County Jail, which is located in this judicial district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). II. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must engage in a preliminary screening of 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. §…