Hernandez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERNIE HERNANDEZ, III, Case No. 1:20-cv-01127-AWI-SAB

Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER GRANTING

PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED

v. COMPLAINT

A. HOLT, et al., (ECF No. 1)

Defendants. THIRTY DAY DEADLINE

14 Ernie Hernandez, III (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner, is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on August 13, 2020. (ECF No. 1.) I. 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 that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that “fail[] to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary relief against a…