Virga

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GREGORY GOODS, No. 2:17-CV-0660-JAM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TIM V. VIRGA, 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 first amended complaint (ECF No. 14). Plaintiff alleges that Defendants are failing to keep him safe by continually placing him in a double cell with individuals who threaten his safety, violating his Eighth Amendment rights against cruel and unusual punishment. 22 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 frivolous or malicious; (2) fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; or (3) seeks…