Lara

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEMONTA MADDOX, No. 2:22-cv-1545 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Y. LARA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The undersigned screened the first amended complaint and found that it did not state a claim for relief. ECF No. 11. Plaintiff was given an opportunity to file a second amended complaint and has now done so. ECF No. 12. 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…