Rojas
Rojas v. California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERT EUGENE ROJAS, Case No. 22-cv-03926-JSW
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
v.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTION AND REHABILITATION,
11 Defendant.
12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). He is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. For the reasons discussed below, the case is DISMISSED for failure to state a cognizable claim for relief. 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 …