(PC) Gould v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 STEVEN ERIC GOULD, No. 2:18-cv-1981-JAM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND

REHABILITATION, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His initial complaint alleged that defendants acted with deliberate indifference toward his serious medical needs. ECF No. 1. The court screened that complaint and found that, as articulated, it failed to state a cognizable claim. ECF No. 13. Plaintiff was given leave to amend (id.), and he has now submitted an amended complaint (ECF No. 16) which the court must screen. Plaintiff also requests the appointment of counsel (ECF No. 17). Screening I. Legal Standards Pursuant to § 1915(e)(2), the court must dismiss the case at any time if it determines the allegation of poverty is untrue, or if the action is frivolous or…