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INTRODUCTION

13 Plaintiff, an inmate at the San Francisco County Jail who is proceeding without 14 representation by an attorney, filed this pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. ' 1983 15 against the Humboldt County Sherriff’s Department. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma 16 pauperis is granted in a separate order. For the reasons explained below, the complaint is 17 dismissed with leave to amend.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

19 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 be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.” Id. § 1915A(b). Pleadings filed by parties unrepresented by a lawyer must be liberally construed. Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep't, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir. 1990). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) requires…