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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BILL KECK, Case No. 1:19-cv-00910-JDP

Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER

v. FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT DUE IN

THIRTY DAYS

S. BATRA, ECF No. 1 Defendant.

Plaintiff Bill Keck is a civil detainee proceeding without counsel and without prepayment of fees in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint, ECF No. 1, is before the court for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). I have screened plaintiff’s complaint and find that it contains insufficient detail to state a claim, though I give plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint within 30 days. Should plaintiff wish to amend, he should include more detail on the actions of defendant, the events giving rise to a constitutional violation, and the harm suffered. SCREENING AND PLEADING REQUIREMENTS A complaint must contain a short and plain statement that plaintiff is entitled to relief, Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2), and provide…