Flowers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FERDINAND FLOWERS,

Case No. 22-cv-04935 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH

LEAVE TO AMEND

v.

14 CAPT. APRIL MAXFIELD, et al.,

Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner currently confined at San Quentin State Prison (“SQSP”), filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a correctional officer and two mental health care providers at SQSP. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis which will be addressed in a separate order. Dkt. No. 2. 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 governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any upon which relief may be granted or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is…