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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER J. MILLER, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01117-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) SCREENING ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF v. ) LEAVE TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT

SERGEANT M. SOTO, ) [ECF No. 1] )

Defendant. ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Christopher Miller is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the instant action on August 4, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. On August 11, 2020, the action was transferred to this Court. (ECF No. 5.) On August 18, 2020, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 10.) I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity…