McDowell
McDowell v. Murphy
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
GREGORY CASH MCDOWELL,
Case No. 23-cv-02971 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH
LEAVE TO AMEND
v.
TREVOR MURPHY,
Defendant.
17 Plaintiff, who is currently confined at the San Francisco County Jail, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Sheriff Deputy Trevor Murphy of the San Francisco County Sheriff’s Department. Dkt. No. 1 at 2.1 Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis which will be addressed in a separate order. Dkt. No. 2. 23 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a 27 prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to…