Marroquin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON GAO, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00438-BAM (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER SCREENING PLAINTIFF’S FIRST ) AMENDED COMPLAINT, AND GRANTING v. ) PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE EITHER A SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT OR A NOTICE OF

D. MARROQUIN, et al., ) INTENT TO PROCEED ON CLAIM FOUND TO ) BE COGNIZABLE Defendants. ) ) (ECF No. 9) ) ) THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Jason Gao is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 28, 2019, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and granted Plaintiff leave to file a first amended complaint. (ECF No. 8.) Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed on October 7, 2019, is currently before the Court for screening. (ECF No. 9.) I. Screening Requirement and Standard The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief…