(PC) Humes v. Sessions
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JON HUMES, No. 2:17-cv-2608-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
JEFF SESSIONS, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court screened plaintiff’s original complaint, deemed it deficient, and dismissed it with leave to amend. ECF No. 12. He has filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 13) which the court screens below. Screening I. Legal Standards 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 screening obligation applies where a complaint is removed from state court. See, e.g., Morris v. Horel, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56938, 2008 WL 686874, *1 (N.D. Cal., March 12, 2008) (screening civil rights action removed…