(PC) Leonard v. California State Prison Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON THOR LEONARD, No. 2:23-cv-02862-WBS-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON SACRAMENTO, et al. 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 18 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has already been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) 19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, but his initial complaint (ECF No. 1) was dismissed with leave to 20 amend. ECF Nos. 6, 12. Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint. ECF No. 7. 21 Screening Standards 22 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek 23 redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. 24 § 1915A(a). The court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion 25 of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which 26 relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief from a…