Herrera

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

JOSHUA S. HERRERA,

11 Case No. 22-cv-07600 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, 12 ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL v. AND OF SERVICE; DIRECTING 13 DEFENDANTS TO FILE

DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR

14 S. BENAVIDES, et al., NOTICE REGARDING SUCH

MOTION; INSTRUCTIONS TO

15 Defendants. CLERK

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17 18 Plaintiff, a state inmate proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 19 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against officers at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). Dkt. No. 1. 20 The Court dismissed the complaint with leave to amend to attempt to correct various 21 deficiencies. Dkt. No. 5. Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint. Dkt. No. 12.1 22 23 DISCUSSION 24 A. Standard of Review 25 A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a 26

27 1 The Court struck a prior “first amended complaint,” Dkt. No. 9, because it was 1 prisoner…