Achterberg

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KENNETH O. OWENS JR., No. 2:20-cv-0935 CKD P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 ACHTERBERG, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a California prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. On May14, 2020, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint as the court is required 19 to do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a 20 claim upon which relief can be granted with leave to amend and provided plaintiff with 21 instructions and guidance as to the contents of his amended complaint. Plaintiff has now filed an 22 amended complaint. 23 As plaintiff now knows, the court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners 24 seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 25 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has 26 raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that…