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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 BRANDON JEREL WILLIAMS, No. 2:21-cv-1559 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

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REHABILITATION, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed November 13, 2023, the court screened the first amended complaint and found it did not state any claims on which relief could be granted. ECF No. 10. Plaintiff was given leave to amend and he has now filed a second amended complaint. ECF No. 11. 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…