Weisner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FRANKIE J. WEISNER, BE9270, Case No. 22-cv-02782-CRB (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

L. SALINAS, et al., Defendant(s).

Plaintiff, a state prisoner at the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad, California, has filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that prison officials “have illegally added a second strike” to his term in order to extend his sentence and hold him “past my lawful release date.” Compl. (ECF No. 1) at 3. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief and damages. DISCUSSION A. 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…