Rivas
Rivas v. Koenig
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANIEL MENDOZA RIVAS, Case No. 24-cv-00007-KAW
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE
v.
CRAIG KOENIG, et al., Defendants.
12 Plaintiff Daniel Rivas, a prisoner at Folsom State Prison, filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 regarding events that took place at Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad, CA. For the reasons identified below, his complaint will be ordered served on Defendants. Plaintiff will be granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis by separate order. DISCUSSION I. 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. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seek monetary relief from a…