(PC) Cunningham v. Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT CUNNINGHAM, No. 2:23-cv-00270-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER CONDON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se. On December 12, 2023, the court dismissed plaintiff’s amended complaint with leave to amend. ECF No. 12. Plaintiff has filed a second amended complaint (ECF No. 13), which is before the court for screening. 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 identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.” Id. § 1915A(b). A pro se plaintiff, like other litigants, must satisfy the pleading…