Wong

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TOM BLAKE, No. 2:20-cv-0045-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

SAM WONG, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court, on screening, determined that plaintiff’s initial complaint was deficient insofar as it failed to state a viable constitutional claim. ECF No. 6. Plaintiff has now filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 9), which the court must screen. Screening I. Legal Standards 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 upon which relief may be granted, or…