Patel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LARRY D. PADILLA, 1:19-cv-00837-NONE-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER

vs. ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

FOR VIOLATION OF RULE 18, WITH

DR. PATEL, et al., LEAVE TO AMEND

Defendants. ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO FILE A

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

18 I. BACKGROUND Larry D. Padilla (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on June 14, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) The Complaint is now before the court for screening. 28 U.S.C. § 1915. II. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 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…