Lopez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON SMITH,

Case No. 22-cv-02779 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE; DIRECTING v. DEFENDANTS TO FILE DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR

NOTICE REGARDING SUCH

JESUS LOPEZ, et al., MOTION; DENYING REQUEST

FOR APPOINTMENT OF

Defendants. COUNSEL; INSTRUCTIONS TO

CLERK

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against officers of the Prison Investigative Services Unit (“ISU”) at the Correctional Training Facility (“CTF”), where he is currently confined. Dkt. No. 1. The Court dismissed the complaint with leave to amend. Dkt. No. 3. Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, in which he also requests appointment of counsel. Dkt. No. 8. 23 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a …