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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL ALAN YOCOM, Case No. 19-cv-02949-JST

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

v. TO AMEND; GRANTING REQUEST

FOR SCREENING ORDER

TINA FOSS, et al., Re: ECF No. 36 Defendants.

12 Plaintiff, a person incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), has filed a pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His amended complaint (ECF No. 33) is now before the Court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. The Court GRANTS Defendants’ request for screening of the amended complaint. ECF No. 36. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which an incarcerated person seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be…