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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 GERALD JAY WILSON, Case No. 1:19-cv-00526-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO

FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT

v.

ORDER DENYING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE,

A.R. PEREZ, et al., PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

Defendants. [ECF No. 1]

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

15 16 Plaintiff Gerald Jay Wilson (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint is currently before the Court for screening. (ECF No. 1.) I. Screening Requirement and Standard The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity and/or against an officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Plaintiff’s complaint, or any portion thereof, is subject to dismissal if it is frivolous or malicious, if it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or if it seeks monetary relief from a…