Penn

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARLIN A. PENN, Case No. 23-cv-00126-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL

v. AND OF SERVICE

T. ALLEN, et al., Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding without an attorney, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against numerous officials at Salinas Valley State Prison, where he was formerly housed. He is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. For the reasons discussed below, certain claims are dismissed, and the complaint is ordered served upon the remaining Defendants for claims that are capable of being judicially heard and decided. STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must identify claims that are capable of being…