Taylor
(PC) Hodge v. Taylor
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON ROBERT HODGE, No. 2:19-cv-1956-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCREENING AMENDED
COMPLAINT
KEVIN RUETER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 10, 2020, the court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint with leave to amend. ECF No. 12. After being granted an extension of time (ECF No. 17), plaintiff filed a letter to the Clerk of the Court, which the court construes as an amended complaint (ECF No. 19). So construed, it is dismissed with leave to amend. Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which 26 …