Stephens

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEAN PAUL STEPHENS,

Case No. 21-09506 EJD (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH

LEAVE TO AMEND

v.

HAUSNER, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a California parolee, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various doctors located in Marin County. Dkt. No. 1 at 1-2. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a separate order. 22 DISCUSSION A. 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 upon which relief may be granted or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. See id. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). Pro se pleadings must, however, be liberally …