Hicks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VAN KEYSHONE ROLLEN, No. 2:24-cv-1303 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. HICKS, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. After the original complaint was screened and found to not state any claims for relief, plaintiff was given an opportunity to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff has now filed a first amended complaint. ECF No. 23. I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints 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). A claim is legally frivolous when it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact. Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989). The court may dismiss a claim as frivolous if it is based on an indisputably meritless legal theory or factual contentions that are baseless. Neitzke, 490 U.S. at…