Balaji

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARTHUR CARR, No. 2:19-cv-0688-TLN-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER A. BALAJI, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After the dismissal of his original complaint, filed pro se, plaintiff has retained counsel and filed an amended complaint. ECF Nos. 1, 6, 28, 31. That amended complaint is screened below. Congress mandates that district courts engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.” Id. § 1915A(b). ///// ///// ///// …