Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAUL ORLANDO GARCIA, No. 2:19-cv-1601-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCOTT JONES, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff proceeds without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 17, 2020, the court dismissed plaintiff’s initial complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. ECF No. 13. Plaintiff was given leave to amend and he has now submitted an amended complaint (ECF No. 18), which the court must screen. Screening I. Legal 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…