Dao
Dao v. Gibbs
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10
CUONG HUY DAO,
11 Case No. 23-cv-05756 EJD (PR) Plaintiff, 12 ORDER OF SERVICE; DIRECTING v. DEFENDANTS TO FILE 13 DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR
NOTICE REGARDING SUCH
14 C. VANHORN, et al., MOTION; INSTRUCTIONS TO
CLERK
15 Defendants.
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17 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 19 U.S.C. § 1983 against medical staff at Pelican Bay State Prison (“SVSP”) where he was 20 previously housed. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis 21 will be addressed in a separate order. Dkt. No. 2. 22 23 DISCUSSION 24 A. Standard of Review 25 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a 26 prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a 27 governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court…