Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KEVIN JONES, Case No. 22-cv-01700-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

CASE RECORDS AT SALINAS VALLEY STATE PRISON, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding without representation by an attorney, filed this civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Warden at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). He also names as Defendants two departments within SVSP: the Case Records Department and the Litigation Department. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted in a separate order. For the reasons explained below, the complaint is DISMISSED for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must…