Magado

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER N. WASHINGTON,

Case No. 21-08126 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH

LEAVE TO AMEND

v.

14 NURSE MAGADO, et al.,

Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner currently confined at Mule Creek State Prison, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various Defendants at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), an individual at the Health Care Appeals Headquarters in Sacramento, Secretary Ralph Diaz of the CDCR, and Governor Gavin Newsom. Dkt. No. 1 at 2. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a separate order. 24 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which 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,…