Allison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD DON BROWN, No. 2:22-cv-01571 DAD AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER ALLISON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 in this action. ECF No. 11. Pending before the court is screening of plaintiff’s first amended complaint (“FAC”) and several notices and requests. ECF Nos. 14-20. I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints A. Legal Standards As the court previously informed plaintiff, 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 “frivolous, malicious, or fail[] to state a claim upon which relief may be…