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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VERNELL WATTS, No. 2:19-CV-0715-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. ABERNATHY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s complaint (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff alleges Defendants violated his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process in labeling him as a sex offender with a “R” suffix without giving him notice or an opportunity to challenge the designation. Plaintiff additionally alleges this designation somehow violates his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). 23 I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT AND STANDARD The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if it: (1) is…