Bolden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIE BOLDEN, Case No. 22-cv-02059-PJH Plaintiff,

v. ORDER OF SERVICE

KATHLEEN ALLISON, et al., Defendants.

13 Plaintiff, a prisoner at San Quentin State Prison (“SQSP”), has filed a pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint (Docket No. 1) is now before the Court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted in a separate order. DISCUSSION 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 immune from such relief. Id. at 1915A(b)(1), (2).…