Becker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JACOB M. PILE, No. 2:20-cv-0728 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER BECKER, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is an El Dorado County Jail prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 13, 2020, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint as the court is required to do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted with leave to amend and provided plaintiff with instructions and guidance as to the contents of his amended complaint. Plaintiff has now filed an amended complaint. As plaintiff now knows, the court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that…