(PC) Johnson v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARRYL JOHNSON, 1:20-cv-00119-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, WITH

vs. LEAVE TO AMEND (ECF No. 1.) CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE TO FILE

REHABILITATION, et al., FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

Defendants.

17 I. BACKGROUND Darryl Johnson (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this case on January 23, 2000. (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…