Knight

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLIFFORD A. VENSON, Case No. 1:19-cv-01400-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

v. ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

AS DUPLICATIVE

J. KNIGHT, 21-DAY DEADLINE Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Clifford A. Venson is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. On February 25, 2020, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that it fails to state a cognizable claim for relief. (Doc. 9.) Pursuant to the Court’s screening order, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint on March 9, 2020. (Doc. 10.) The amended complaint is currently before the Court for screening. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 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. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if a prisoner or plaintiff proceeding in forma pauperis…