(PC) Ellis v. Williams

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BENJAMIN F. ELLIS, No. 2:23-cv-1962 WBS SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER GABRIEL WILLIAMS, 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 first amended complaint for screening. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff states some cognizable claims against defendants Williams and Petersen, but states no other cognizable claims for relief. Plaintiff will be given the choice of proceeding immediately on the claims found cognizable, and dismissing the other claims and defendants, or amending the complaint. SCREENING I. Legal Standards As described in the court’s prior screening order, 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…