Allen

I. BACKGROUND

16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”), has 17 filed a pro se civil rights complaint for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging use of excessive 18 force by three PSBP prison officials. Dkt. 1. Plaintiff specifically alleges that on July 8, 2022, 19 correctional officers Eric Love and John Does 1 and 2 used excessive force against him. Id. at 2, 20 6. Plaintiff also alleges that Sergeants D. Kennison and J. Tijerina as well as Lieutenant L. 21 Blackman violated his due process rights in their filing and handling of plaintiff’s disciplinary 22 documentation. Id. at 6. 23 The Court now conducts its initial review of the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. 24 Venue is proper because the events giving rise to plaintiff’s claims in his complaint are alleged to 25 have occurred at PBSP, which is located in this judicial district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 26

II. DISCUSSION

1 A. Standard of Review 2 A federal court must engage in a preliminary screening of any case in which a prisoner 3 seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 4 U.S.C. §…