Dao

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CUONG HUY DAO,

Case No. 23-cv-05756 EJD (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE; DIRECTING v. DEFENDANTS TO FILE DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR

NOTICE REGARDING SUCH

C. VANHORN, et al., MOTION; INSTRUCTIONS TO

CLERK

Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against medical staff at Pelican Bay State Prison (“SVSP”) where he was previously housed. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a separate order. Dkt. No. 2. 22 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a 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…