Gaddis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DARRYL GADDIS, Case No. 22-cv-01680-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL

v. AND OF SERVICE

HOWARD E. MOSELEY, et al., Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding without an attorney, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The amended complaint (ECF No. 11) names three officials at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), where Plaintiff was formerly located, as Defendants. For the reasons discussed below, the claims against Defendant Howard E. Moseley are dismissed, and the amended complaint is ordered served on Defendants Officers Cruz and Ramirez based upon the 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. § 21 1915A(a).…