Flores

Flores v. Murphy

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaFebruary 14, 20225:21-cv-07851California1,612 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 DAVIN WILLIE FLORES, JR., Case No. 21-cv-07851-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT

v. PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(A);

GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND

E. MURPHY, et al.,

Defendants.

13 Pro se plaintiff Davin Willie Flores, Jr., a state prisoner, filed this civil rights action against defendants “Classification Sergeant” E. Murphy, “Classification” Deputy E. Arteaga, and “West County and Martinez Detention facility medical staff” based on their actions while Mr. Flores was housed at the Martinez Detention Facility (“MDF”). Dkt. No. 1. The Court granted Mr. Flores’s request to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. No. 11. I. 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). In its review, the Court must identify any cognizable…

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