Lemon
(PC) Jones v. Lemon
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TERRELL JONES, Case No. 22-cv-07202-SVK
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE
v.
T. LEMON, et al., Defendants.
INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner, filed this pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Chief Deputy Warden and another official at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), where Plaintiff is housed. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted in a separate order. For the reasons explained below, the complaint is ordered served upon Defendants. 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). 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…