Beards

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID FLORENCE, No. 2:19-cv-1441-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. BEARDS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff proceeds without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 22, 2020, the court dismissed plaintiff’s initial complaint after finding that it failed to comply with Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and impermissibly attempted to join unrelated claims against more than one defendant. ECF No. 9. Plaintiff was given leave to amend and he has now submitted an amended complaint (ECF No. 12) which the court must screen. Screening I. Legal Standards Pursuant to § 1915(e)(2), the court must dismiss the case at any time if it determines the allegation of poverty is untrue, or if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against an immune defendant. ///// …