Ingram

INTRODUCTION

19 Plaintiff Sirvontre Ingram alleges that his jailors at the San Mateo County Sheriff’s 20 Office violated his First Amendment rights by stopping all incoming inmate mail. His first 21 amended 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint containing these allegations is now before me for 22 review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Ingram has stated a cognizable First 23 Amendment claim against Sheriff Carlos Bolanos. The Court directs Bolanos to file in 24 response to the first amended complaint a dispositive motion, or a notice regarding such 25 motion, on or before September 1, 2023. All other claims and defendants are 26 DISMISSED because Ingram has not alleged specific facts regarding the more than fifteen 27 individuals and entities mentioned in the amended complaint. 1 Ingram is already authorized to proceed in forma pauperis because I granted his prior motion so the duplicative one still pending is DENIED. (Dkt. Nos. 7 and 14.) DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a…