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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MAGED LABIB KARAS, No. 2:20-cv-1488-JDP P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

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REHABILITATION, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has paid the filing fee. As discussed below, plaintiff’s complaint is dismissed withleave to amend. ScreeningStandards Federal courts are required to screen 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). ///// A pro se plaintiff, like other…