Perez

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 EDWIN SOLORZANO PEREZ, Case No. 23-cv-04749-JSW

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

9 v. TO AMEND

10 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 13 INTRODUCTION 14 Plaintiff, an inmate at Contra Costa County Jail, filed a civil rights complaint under 42 15 U.S.C. § 1983. He is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. For the 16 reasons discussed below, the complaint is DISMISSED with leave to amend. 17 ANALYSIS 18 A. STANDARD OF REVIEW 19 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek 20 redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. 21 1915A(a). In its review the court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims 22 which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek 23 monetary relief from a defendant who is…