(PC) Dawson v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARLOS MANWELL DAWSON, No. 2:21-cv-0510 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

JEFF LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Upon screening the first amended complaint, the court gave plaintiff the option of proceeding on the complaint as screened or filing an amended complaint. ECF No. 42. Plaintiff chose to amend the complaint (ECF No. 43) and has now filed a second amended complaint (ECF No. 49). I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against “a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are “frivolous, malicious, or fail[] to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or that…