Lopez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON SMITH,

Case No. 22-cv-02779 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH v. LEAVE TO AMEND

JESUS LOPEZ, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against officers of the Prison Investigative Services Unit (“ISU”) at the Correctional Training Facility (“CTF”), where he is currently confined. Dkt. No. 1 at 6. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a separate order. Dkt. No. 2. 23 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 cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seek monetary relief…