Medina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER LIPSEY, JR., Case No.: 1:17-cv-01705-LJO-JLT (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SCREENING; AND

v.

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

MEDINA, et al., TO DISMISS SECOND AMENDED

COMPLAINT WITH PREJUDICE

Defendants. (Docs. 22, 23)

FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE

17 Plaintiff has filed a second amended complaint asserting claims against governmental employees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court is required to screen complaints brought by inmates seeking relief against a governmental entity or an 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 from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). “Notwithstanding any filing fee, or any portion 25 …