O'Neal
O'Neal v. Allison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL SR. O'NEAL, Case No. 22-cv-07367-JD
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE
v.
KATHLEEN ALLISON, et al., Defendants.
12 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. For the reasons discussed below, the complaint is ordered served on Defendants. Plaintiff will be granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis by separate 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…