Colvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LOVELL COLVIN, Case No. 5:22-cv-00186 EJD

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF SERVICE

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff, an inmate at San Quentin State Prison (SQSP) formerly proceeding pro se, filed an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Defendants violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment by transferring over 100 inmates, some of whom were infected with COVID- 19, from the California Institution for Men (CIM) to SQSP in May 2020. Plaintiff is now represented by counsel, and his complaint (ECF No. 1) is before the Court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Plaintiff will be granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. 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. § 22 23 1 Plaintiff’s case, along with a number of other cases…