Comundoiwilla

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LAMAVIS COMUNDOIWILLA, Case No. 23-cv-00144-JD (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF SERVICE

v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 6 RALPH DIAZ, et al., Defendants.

12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner, filed a pro se civil rights action in state court. Plaintiff alleged that defendants violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment and state law by transferring over 100 inmates, some of whom were infected with COVID-19, from the California Institution for Men (CIM or Chino) to San Quentin State Prison (SQSP) in May 2020. Defendants removed this action from state court and paid the filing fee. Defendants have also requested that the Court screen the complaint. Dkt. No. 6. Defendants have asked to screen the case under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Dkt. No. 6. Service of the complaint on defendants is ordered. DISCUSSION A. Screening A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks …