Wilks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY WHITE, No. 2:20-cv-0170 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. WILKS, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges defendant touched him in a sexually inappropriate manner in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. Before the court is plaintiff’s first amended complaint (“FAC”) for screening. For the reasons set forth below, the court finds plaintiff fails to state a cognizable claim for relief. The FAC will be dismissed and plaintiff will be given one, final opportunity to amend his complaint to attempt to state a claim for relief. BACKGROUND Plaintiff is currently incarcerated at the Sierra Conservation Center. He alleges conduct by defendant that occurred when he was incarcerated at High Desert State Prison (“HDSP”) in June 2019. On screening, this court found plaintiff failed to state a cognizable claim…