Coles

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GEORGE E. COLES, Case No. 22-cv-05349-TLT

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF SERVICE

v.

KATHLEEN ALLISON, et al.,

Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Defendants violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment by transferring over 100 inmates, some of whom were infected with COVID-19, from the California Institution for Men (CIM) to San Quentin State Prison (SQSP) in May 2020. Plaintiff’s complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is before the Court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Plaintiff has paid the filing fee. Dkt. No. 9. For the reasons discussed below, the complaint is ordered served on Defendants. 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…