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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BROUNCHE S. GREEN, No. 2:24-cv-1475 TLN SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER R. HILL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, originally filed this civil rights action in state court. In May 2024, defendants removed the case to federal court. (See ECF No. 1.) Defendants request that the court screen the complaint and seek an extension of time to answer the complaint. (ECF No. 3.) This court will grant defendants’ motions. On screening, this court finds plaintiff states no claims for relief cognizable under 42 U.S.C. §1983. This court will dismiss the complaint with leave to amend. SCREENING I. Legal Standards The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. §1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the…