Tilton

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MATTHEW JOHNSON, Case No. 23-cv-00843-JST

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER OF SERVICE

v. 9 Re: ECF No. 37 10 TILTON, et al., Defendants. 11

12 13 Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee in the custody of the City and County of San Francisco, has 14 filed the instant action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. When Plaintiff commenced the action, he 15 was proceeding pro se, and the Court granted him leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See ECF 16 Nos. 1–3, 8, 33. Since then, Plaintiff has retained counsel, who appeared in this action on 17 November 14, 2023. ECF No. 34. The amended complaint, ECF No. 37, is now before the Court 18 for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. 19 I. DISCUSSION 20 A. Standard of Review 21 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks 22 redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. 23 § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any claims 24 that are…