(PC) Beaton v. U.S. Immigration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL NIVARD BEATON, No. 2:19-cv-2039 TLN CKD P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS U.S. IMMIGRATION, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an action for violation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 15, 2020, the court screened plaintiff’s amended complaint as the court is required to do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court dismissed plaintiff’s amended complaint with leave to amend and gave plaintiff instructions and guidance as to the contents of his second amended complaint. Plaintiff has now filed a second 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,”…