(PC) Diggs v. Contra Costa County Jail Food Services, West County Jail

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 15, 20234:22-cv-03244California995 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LOUIS DIGGS, Case No. 22-cv-03244-JST

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY JAIL FOOD

SERVICES, WEST COUNTY JAIL,

11 Defendants.

12 Plaintiff, an inmate housed at West County Jail in Richmond, California, filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His complaint (ECF No. 10) is now before the Court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. His request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis has been granted in a separate order. ECF No. 13. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must engage in a preliminary screening of any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity, or from an officer or an employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the Court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a…

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