Kernan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON REMON, No. 2:18-cv-01869-JAM-CKD P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SCOTT KERNAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this federal civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed March 25, 2019, the undersigned screened plaintiff’s complaint and dismissed it with leave to amend. ECF No. 9. Currently pending before the court is plaintiff’s first amended complaint filed on April 24, 2019. ECF No. 13. I. Screening Requirement 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…