Perez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ETUATE SEKONA, 1:19-cv-00400-NONE-GSA (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR

v. VIOLATION OF RULE 8 AND FOR

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UNDER §

R. PEREZ, et al., 1983, WITH LEAVE TO AMEND (ECF No. 1.) Defendants.

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE TO FILE

AMENDED COMPLAINT NOT EXCEEDING 25 PAGES 17 I. BACKGROUND Etuate Sekona (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 28, 2019, Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action, which is now before the court for screening. 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 1.) II. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 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…