Mackey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL MACKEY, Case No. 21-cv-09386-BLF

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF SERVICE

v.

K. ALLISON, et al., Defendants.

12 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 (Dkt. 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. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. 23 1 Plaintiff’s case, along with a number of…