Leal
Leal v. Vang
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOSE REYMUNDO LEAL, Case No. 1:19-cv-01267-LJO-SAB
Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDING DISMISSING FIRST
v. AMENDED COMPLAINT WITHOUT
LEAVE TO AMEND
MALIA VANG, et al., (ECF No. 5) Defendants.
THIRTY DAY DEADLINE
16 Jose Reymundo Leal (“Plaintiff”), a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed September 26, 2019. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 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 legally “frivolous or malicious,” that “fail[] to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary…