(PC) Green v. State of CA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DESHAWN LEAVELL GREEN, No. 2:23-cv-2243 KJM SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court is plaintiff’s first amended complaint (“FAC”) for screening. (ECF No. 17.) For the reasons set forth below, the court finds plaintiff states no claims for relief cognizable under §1983 and dismisses the FAC with leave to amend. SCREENING I. Legal Standards 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). In performing this screening function, the court must dismiss any claim that “(1) is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted; or (2) seeks monetary relief from a…