Leal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

7 JOSE RAYMUNDO LEAL, Case No. 1:19-cv-01223-DAD-BAM 8 Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AN v. AMENDED COMPLAINT 10 P.O. MUZUKA, et al., (Doc. No. 1) 11 Defendants. THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE 12 13 Plaintiff Jose Raymundo Leal (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed 14 this civil rights action on September 5, 2019. (Doc. No. 1.) Plaintiff’s complaint is currently 15 before the Court for screening.

II. Screening Requirement and Standard

17 The Court screens complaints brought by persons proceeding in pro se and in forma 18 pauperis. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Plaintiff’s complaint, or any portion thereof, is subject to 19 dismissal if it is frivolous or malicious, if it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be 20 granted, or if it seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 21 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). 22 A complaint must contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the 23 pleader is entitled to…