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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEAN MICHAEL STEVENS, Case No. 2:25-cv-0785-DAD-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER SHUGE NITE, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state inmate proceeding pro se, brings this § 1983 action against another inmate, Marion Hugh, a former Sonoma Sheriff’s Sergeant Brad James, and a former appellate attorney investigator, Kathleen Culhane. ECF No. 11. The allegations fail to state a claim. Plaintiff may, if he chooses, file an amended complaint that addresses the deficiencies noted herein. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. 28 …