(PC) Edwards v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CHARLES A. EDWARDS, No. 1:20-cv-01822 GSA (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER (FOURTH AMENDED

COMPLAINT)

v. ECF No. 25 D. SMITH,

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW

Defendant. CAUSE WHY THIS MATTER SHOULD NOT

BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO STATE A

CLAIM PLAINTIFF’S SHOWING OF CAUSE, OR IN

THE ALTERNATIVE, THE FILING OF A

FIFTH AMENDED COMPLAINT DUE IN

THIRTY DAYS

19 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil 20 rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 21 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 22 Before this Court is Plaintiff’s fourth amended complaint (“4th AC”). For the reasons 23 stated below, Plaintiff will be ordered to show cause why this matter should not be dismissed for 24 failure to state a claim upon which relief…