McGhee

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 TIJUE ADOLPHUS MCGHEE, Case No. 23-cv-04161-HSG

8 Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

TO AMEND

9 v.

10 SAN MATEO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CORRECTIONS DIVISION, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 13 Plaintiff, an inmate currently housed at North Kern State Prison, has filed a pro se action 14 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is now before the Court for review 15 under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a 16 separate order. 17 DISCUSSION 18 A. Standard of Review 19 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks 20 redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. 21 § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any claims 22 that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seek 23 monetary relief from a defendant…