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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DE’VON-SAMUEL JAMES- No. 2:18-cv-1827-EFB P

SINGLETON PERKINS,

12 Plaintiff, ORDER AND FINDINGS AND v. RECOMMENDATIONS

D. BAUGHMAN, et al.,

15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After a dismissal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, he has filed an amended complaint. Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.” Id. § 1915A(b). ///// ///// In screening plaintiff’s original complaint, the court identified three…