Santos

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PATRICK J. BOOTH, No. 2:23-cv-0509 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER DAWN SANTOS, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s June 6, 2024, second amended complaint is before the court for screening 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 legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). The court has reviewed plaintiff’s second amended complaint and finds that plaintiff may proceed on a claim arising under the First Amendment for retaliation for protected…