Baughman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM BROWN, No. 2:17-cv-1623-KJM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

BAUGHMAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court screened plaintiff’s initial complaint, deemed it deficient, and dismissed it with leave to amend. ECF No. 19. Plaintiff has since filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 26) which is screened herein.1 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 screening obligation applies where a complaint is removed from state court. See, e.g., Morris v. Horel, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56938, 2008 WL 686874, *1 (N.D. Cal., March 12, 2008) 27 1 Plaintiff was…