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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AMOS GAON, Case No. 1:20-cv-00182-JLT (PC)

Plaintiff, FIRST SCREENING ORDER

v. (Doc. 1)

T. LAU, et al., 21-DAY DEADLINE Defendants. 16 Amos Gaon alleges the defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. (Doc. 1.) For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff fails to state a claim on which relief can be granted. Because he may be able to cure the deficiencies in his pleading, the Court grants Plaintiff leave to file a first amended complaint. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an 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 frivolous or malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant immune from such…