Rhodes
Rhodes v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KENNETH D. RHODES, Case No. 22-cv-00905-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE;
v.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,
Defendants.
Plaintiff, a California prisoner, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on his own without representation by an attorney. (ECF No. 1.) For the reasons explained below, certain claims and Defendants are dismissed and certain claims are ordered served upon other Defendants. 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 identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.” Id. §…