(PC) Kiger v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHNATHAN HOWARD KIGER, No. 2:23-cv-1263 KJM SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TRACY JOHNSON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §1983. Before the court is plaintiff’s second amended complaint for screening. For the reasons set forth below, this court dismisses the second amended complaint with leave to amend. SCREENING I. Legal Standards As described in the court’s prior screening orders, the court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners to determine whether they sufficiently state claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The prisoner must plead an arguable legal and factual basis for each claim in order to survive dismissal. Franklin v. Murphy, 745 F.2d 1221, 1227-28 (9th Cir. 1984). In addition, the prisoner must demonstrate a link between the actions of each defendant and the…