Mendez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOVANNY J. MENDEZ, Case No. 22-cv-04677-TLT

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF SERVICE

v.

C. CONTRERAS, et al., Defendants.

12 Plaintiff, a prisoner at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP), has filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that six defendant PBSP correctional officers used excessive force on him in January 2021. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff’s complaint is before the Court for screening pursuant to pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted in a separate written Order. 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 cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which…