(PC) Knight v. St. Andre

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLARENCE V. KNIGHT, No. 2:23-cv-0177 DAD DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER R. ST. ANDRE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court is plaintiff’s second amended complaint for screening. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff has stated a potentially cognizable claim against defendant Watkins but does not state any other claims. Those other claims and defendants will be dismissed. Plaintiff will be given a choice. He may either proceed immediately on his claim against defendant Watkins or he may file a third amended complaint. SCREENING I. Legal Standards for §1983 Claims As described in this court’s prior screening orders, the court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners to determine whether they sufficiently state claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.…