Kendrid v.Schuyler

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 20, 20243:23-cv-04762California3,026 words

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 FORREST KENDRID, Case No. 23-cv-04762-TLT

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER OF SERVICE

v. 9

10 CHARLES SCHUYLER, et al., Defendants. 11

12 Plaintiff, a pro se civil detainee, filed this civil-rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 13 ECF 1. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. For the 14 reasons set forth below, this action will be ordered served on defendants. 15 DISCUSSION 16 A. Standard of Review 17 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks 18 redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. 19 § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any claims 20 that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seek 21 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), 22 (2). Pro se pleadings must, however, be…

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