Tucker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON LOKERSON, No. 2:24-cv-0494 SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TUCKER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a 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 finds plaintiff states potentially cognizable claims for relief against defendants Tucker and Rueda but states no other claims. Plaintiff will be given a choice. Plaintiff may proceed immediately on his claims against Tucker and Rueda, and dismiss the other claims and defendants, or plaintiff may file a third amended 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…