Vila

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DOMINIQUE MERRIMAN, No. 2:19-cv-2011 MCE CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. VILA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 31, 2020, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint as the court is required to due under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed with leave to amend and plaintiff was given instructions as to the contents of his amended complaint. Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint which now must be screened. As plaintiff now knows, the court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if a prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). In his amended complaint, plaintiff asserts he was denied process due under…