(PC) Magana v. County of Kern
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN MAGANA, No. 1:23-cv-00561 GSA (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER v. ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE
AMENDED COMPLAINT
COUNTY OF KERN, et al.,
PLAINTIFF’S AMENDED COMPLAINT
Defendants. DUE IN THIRTY DAYS 16 Plaintiff, a county jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff will be ordered to file an amended complaint. He will be given thirty days to do so. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 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…