Hudson

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6

TORIANO G. HUDSON,

7 Case No. 23-cv-04636 EJD (PR) Plaintiff, 8 ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH v. LEAVE TO AMEND; DENYING 9 MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT AS PREMATURE

10 L. DOSSMAN, et al.,

11 Defendants.

12 (Docket No. 8)

13 14 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 15 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison staff at San Quentin State Prison (“SQSP”), where he is 16 currently housed. Dkt. No. 5. Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment. Dkt. No. 8. 17 Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a separate 18 order. Dkt. No. 6. 19 DISCUSSION 20 A. Standard of Review 21 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a 22 prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a 23 governmental…