UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL MCCURTY, Case No. 21-cv-05435-YGR
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE
v.
H. MADSEN, et al., Defendants.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a state prisoner incarcerated at Correctional Training Facility (CTF), has filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Dkt. 1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted in a separate written Order. Plaintiff has named the following defendants at CTF: Correctional Officer H. Madsen, Correctional Officer Arlene Stephens, Warden Craig Koenig, and Does 1-3. Dkt. 1 at 5-6.1 Plaintiff seeks injunctive and declaratory relief and compensatory and punitive damages. Id. at 15-16. Venue is proper because the events giving rise to the claims are alleged to have occurred at CTF, 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…