Kernan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERNEST L. COX, No. 2:19-cv-1637 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCOTT KERNAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state inmate proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims his rights were violated in connection with a 2014 rules violation for allegedly overfamiliar contact with a correctional officer. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s amended complaint for screening. (ECF No. 8.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will give plaintiff the opportunity to proceed with the complaint as screened or to amend the complaint. SCREENING I. Legal Standards The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised…