Saradeth

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARIAN MANUEL POWELL, No. 2:23-cv-00946-DAD-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER SARADETH, et al., Defendants.

16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. ECF No. 1, 8. On August 28, 2023, the court partially dismissed plaintiff’s complaint with leave to amend. ECF No. 8. Rather than proceed on the cognizable claim, plaintiff filed a combined amended complaint and motion to consolidate this action with E.D. Cal. Case No. 2:23-cv-0333-DAD-AC. ECF No. 14. On March 14, 2024, District Judge Dale A. Drozd denied the motion to consolidate. ECF No. 15. The amended complaint remains to be screened. I. Screening Requirement Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must…