(PC) Eke v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHIDI JOACHIM EKE, No. 2:24-cv-1227 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking damages 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. 18) is before the court for screening. The court has reviewed plaintiff’s amended complaint and finds that plaintiff fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The amended complaint must be…