Hawks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SOCORRO SIERRA, No. 2:24-cv-3444 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND HAWKS, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 27, 2025, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint as the court is required to do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court found the complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Leave to file an amended complaint was granted. Plaintiff has now filed an amended complaint. As plaintiff already knows, 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…