Ochoa

(PC) Castillo v. Ochoa

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 4, 20202:18-cv-00767California1,114 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEANDRO LEONEL GONZALEZ No. 2:18-cv-0767-KJM-EFB P

CASTILLO,

12 Plaintiff, ORDER AND FINDINGS AND v. RECOMMENDATIONS

E. OCHOA, et al.

15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court, on screening, determined that plaintiff’s first two complaints failed to state a cognizable claim. ECF Nos. 8 &14. Plaintiff has filed a second amended complaint (ECF No. 15), which is screened below. Screening I. Legal Standards Pursuant to § 1915(e)(2), the court must dismiss the case at any time if it determines the allegation of poverty is untrue, or if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against an immune defendant. Although pro se pleadings are liberally construed, see Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21 (1972), a…

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