Moore

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 RYAN T. MOORE, AL1638, Case No. 23-cv-02065-SK (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

v. TO AMEND

FLORES, Correctional Officer, et al.,

Defendant(s).

Plaintiff, a prisoner at San Quentin State Prison (SQSP), has filed a pro se complaint for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that, during a video visit with his attorney on July 22, 2022, Correctional Officer Flores listened to and monitored the legal conversation. Plaintiff further alleges that Sergeant Bermudez ignored plaintiff’s complaint regarding Flores’ actions and that Lieutenant Demus and Warden Oak Smith and former warden Broomfiled “have mindfully assisted in the cover-up of said misconduct by CO Flores.” Compl. (ECF No. 1) at 3. 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…