Dirkse

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 SCOTT ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:21-cv-00047-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING APPOINTMENT OF

COUNSEL

v.

SCREENING ORDER GRANTING

DIRKSE, et al., PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED

COMPLAINT

Defendants. (ECF No. 1)

THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE

19 Plaintiff Scott Alexander Williams (“Plaintiff”) is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on January 31, 2021, is currently before the Court for screening. (Doc. 1.) I. Screening Requirement and Standard The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity and/or against an officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Plaintiff’s complaint, or any portion thereof, is subject to dismissal if it is frivolous or malicious, if it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or if it seeks monetary…