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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 LAWRENCE CYPRIAN, No. 2:19-cv-1925-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. CROSS, Defendant. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court dismissed his original complaint with leave to amend on April 7, 2020. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff has since filed an amended complaint which is screened below. ECF No. 12. I. Screening 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 court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.” Id. § 1915A(b). 27 1 This…