(PC) Jackson v. St. Andre

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIUS C. JACKSON, No. 2:24-cv-2556 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER ROB ST. ANDRE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 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 that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1),(2). Plaintiff’s amended complaint (ECF No. 10) is before the court for screening. The court finds that plaintiff may proceed on claim 1 in his amended complaint in which he alleges violations of the Eighth Amendment by defendants Martinez and Valdez. …