ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR SCREENING ORDER

ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT

(ECF No. 1.)

GARY S. AUSTIN, Magistrate Judge.

This is a civil action filed by Norman Gerald Daniels III ("Plaintiff"), a state prisoner proceeding pro se. This action was initiated by civil complaint filed by Plaintiff in the Kings County Superior Court on August 19, 2019 (Case #19CV-0717). On December 23, 2019, defendants Baer, Martin, Melina, and Smith ("Defendants") removed the case to federal court by filing a Notice of Removal of Action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441. (ECF No. 1.) In the Notice of Removal, Defendants requested the court to screen Plaintiff's complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and grant Defendants an extension of time in which to file a responsive pleading. (Id.)

The Court is required to screen complaints in civil actions in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Plaintiff's complaint alleges that Defendants, employees of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, California, subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment, violated his rights to due process, and conspired against him to violate his rights under the First Amendment. Because Plaintiff is a prisoner and Defendants were employees of the CDCR at a state prison when the alleged events occurred, the court is required to screen the complaint. Therefore, Defendants' request for the Court to screen the complaint shall be granted. In addition, good cause appearing, the request for extension of time shall also be granted.

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

IT IS SO ORDERED.