Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 JAMES GREGORY GARCIA, No. 1:20-cv-0669 DAD JLT (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO

SUBMIT A RESPONSE

v. (Doc. 10)

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

RALPH M. DIAZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff has filed a first amended complaint asserting constitutional claims against a governmental employee. (Doc. 10.) Generally, the Court is required to screen complaints brought by inmates seeking relief against a governmental entity or an 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,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). “Notwithstanding any filing fee, or any portion thereof, that may have been paid, the court shall dismiss the case at any…