Mancusi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KOHEN DIALLO UHURU, No. 2:20-cv-2088 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CHERYLINE MANCUSI, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Because the undersigned finds that the complaint must be dismissed with leave to amend, consideration of plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status is deferred pending review of plaintiff’s amended complaint. Screening 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,”…