UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 KWESI MUHAMMAD, Case No. 23-cv-00789-AMO (PR)
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
SCREEN AMENDED COMPLAINT;
v. PARTIALLY DISMISSING WITH
LEAVE TO AMEND CLAIMS
STEPHAN MENDEZ, AGAINST DOE DEFENDANTS; AND
SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
Defendant. 12 Re: Dkt. No. 3
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Kwesi Muhammad filed this civil action in the Monterey County Superior Court, 15 Muhammad v. Mendez, Case No. 22CV003851, stemming from alleged state and federal 16 constitutional violations relating to a Correctional Training Facility (“CTF”) prison officer’s 17 failure to deliver Muhammad’s legal mail, which caused him to miss a court deadline. 18 Muhammad subsequently filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) in state court. Dkt. 3-1 at 2- 19 35 (Defs.’ Ex. A). In his FAC, Muhammad names the following CTF officials: Correctional 20 Officer Stephan Mendez and “Doe Defendants 1 through 5.” Id. at 1, 3. He seeks monetary and 21 punitive damages. Id. at 10. 22…