Enlers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JULIAN RODRIGUEZ, No. 2:20-cv-2399-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER R. ENLERS,1 Defendant. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After dismissal of the original complaint, plaintiff has filed an amended complaint, which the court screens below. See ECF Nos. 1, 10, 13. 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). As discussed below, plaintiff’s amended complaint cannot survive…