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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 EDDIE EUSTICE, DTX028, Case No. 23-cv-00846-CRB (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

ENRIQUE COLIN, Public Defender, Defendant(s).

Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee at the Santa Clara County Jail facing state criminal proceedings in Santa Clara County Superior Court, has filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that his appointed public defender is incompetent. Plaintiff specifically takes issue with his public defender’s decision to pursue plaintiff’s mental competency to stand trial rather than obtain video evidence exonerating plaintiff. Plaintiff seeks $1,000,000 in damages. DISCUSSION A. 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 cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the…