Moreno
Moreno v. Peffley
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 ANTHONY L. MORENO, Case No. 22-cv-04520-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT
v. PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915A;
GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND
JOSHUA PEFFLEY, et al.,
Defendants.
13 Pro se plaintiff Anthony Moreno, a state prisoner, filed this civil rights action against employees at the Correctional Training Facility (“CTF”). Dkt. No. 1 at 2. The Court granted Mr. Moreno’s request to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. Dkt. No. 4. For the reasons explained below, the Court concludes that the allegations are insufficient to state any claim under the Fourteenth Amendment. Mr. Moreno may amend his complaint to attempt to correct the deficiencies discussed below. I. BACKGROUND Mr. Moreno is currently confined at CTF. Dkt. No. 1 at 1. He brings this action against defendants Correctional Officers L. Mendez, D. Naranjo, and Joshua Peffley for “intentionally …