Silva
Silva v. Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANIEL SILVA, Case No. 22-cv-02348-JSW
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
v.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT,
11 Defendant.
12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, an inmate at the San Francisco County Jail, is proceeding pro se and has filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. For the reasons discussed below, the case is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to exhaust his administrative remedies. 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). In its review the court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is…