Achterberg

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH O. OWENS JR., No. 2:20-cv-0935 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND ACHTERBERG, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a California prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 4, 2020, the court screened plaintiff’s amended complaint as the court is required to do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court dismissed plaintiff’s amended complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted with leave to amend and provided plaintiff with instructions and guidance as to the contents of his second amended complaint. Plaintiff has filed a second amended complaint. As plaintiff now knows, 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…