Benavidez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM ANGELO LATTEN, JR., No. 2:23-cv-1879 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. BENAVIDEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §1983. On screening plaintiff’s complaint, this court found plaintiff stated potentially cognizable claims against defendants Salinas-Gonzalez, Ortiz-Garcia, and Warstler. (ECF No. 10.) This court further found that plaintiff stated no claims against defendant Benavidez. Plaintiff was given the option of proceeding immediately on the potentially cognizable claims or filing an amended complaint. Plaintiff chose to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 13.) He has done so. (ECF No. 15.) Below, this court finds plaintiff states no cognizable claims in the first amended complaint. This court dismisses the first amended complaint with leave to file a second amended complaint. SCREENING As…