Piffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL MITCHELL, No. 2:18-cv-2949-WBS-EFB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PIFFER, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 28, 2019, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint, deemed it deficient, and dismissed it with leave to amend. ECF No. 10. He has filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 11) and the court must screen it. 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 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 upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune…