Gary

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRYAN ESCOBAR, 1:19-cv-00321-DAD-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER

vs. ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR

FAILURE TO STATE A § 1983 CLAIM, WITH

LIEUTENANT C. GARY, LEAVE TO AMEND (ECF No. 1.) 15 Defendant.

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE TO FILE FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT

18 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, Bryan Escobar, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 28, 2019, Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action in the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. (ECF No. 1.) On March 11, 2019, the case was transferred to this court. (ECF No. 5.) The Complaint is now before the court for screening. 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…