Amezquita

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE G. AMEZQUITA,

Case No. 20-cv-08285 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL

AND OF SERVICE; DIRECTING

v. DEFENDANT TO FILE

DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR

NOTICE REGARDINNG SUCH GARCIA-CORTEZ, et al., MOTION; INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a state inmate, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison staff at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). Dkt. No. 1. The Court dismissed the complaint with leave to amend to correct various deficiencies. Dkt. No. 11. Plaintiff filed an amended complaint. Dkt. No. 12. 22 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 …