Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KENNETH LA' MOTTE, Case No. 23-cv-03022-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

PECOLA JONES, Defendant.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, an inmate in the Contra Costa County Jail who is proceeding without representation by an attorney, filed this civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants Pecola Jones and the Ke’ron La’Motte Foundation (“the Foundation”). (ECF No. 7.) For the reasons explained below, the complaint is dismissed because it does not state a claim that is capable of judicial review and determination. 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 complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim…