Akers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MONTGOMERY CARL AKERS, Case No. 23-cv-04221-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

v. TO AMEND

BETH LABSON-FREEMAN, et al., Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a federal prisoner who is proceeding without representation by an attorney, filed this civil rights complaint against two judges of this court, Judge Beth Labson-Freeman and Judge Edward Chen, and a prosecutor employed by the United States Department of Justice, Katherine Siereveld. He claims they violated his Eighth Amendment rights by conspiring to subject him to torturous conditions in federal prison. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted in a separate order. For the reasons explained below, the complaint is dismissed with leave to amend. STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or…