Banuelos

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERT BANUELOS, Case No. 1:19-cv-01328-DAD-BAM

Plaintiff,

SCREENING ORDER GRANTING

v. PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AN AMENDED

COMPLAINT

ANTHONY TONY REYES,

Defendant.

12 Plaintiff Robert Banuelos (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action on September 23, 2019. (Doc. No. 1.) Plaintiff’s complaint is currently before the Court for screening. I. Screening Requirement and Standard The Court screens complaints brought by persons proceeding in pro se and in forma pauperis. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Plaintiff’s complaint, or any portion thereof, is subject to dismissal if it is frivolous or malicious, if it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or if it seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). A complaint must contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is…