Lucas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROGELIO MAY RUIZ, No. 2:19-cv-0419 MCE DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER A. LUCAS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims an unidentified officer failed to give him a meal, he was attacked, and officers improperly cancelled his administrative grievance. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s first amended complaint for screening. (ECF No. 12.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will dismiss the complaint with leave to amend. SCREENING I. Legal Standards The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally…