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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON ROBERT HODGE, No. 2:19-cv-1956-EFB-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER KEVIN RUETER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court screened his original complaint on February 10, 2020 and concluded that he had failed to state a claim against the named defendants. ECF No. 12. Instead, plaintiff appeared to be challenging the conduct of members of a committee within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation but had not named any of the committee members as defendants. Id. Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint which is before the court for screening. ECF No. 23. I. Screening A. Requirement and Standards Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The…