Peterson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARKICE POYNTER, No. 2:21-cv-0012-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER B. PETERSON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He seeks reconsideration of the court’s March 5, 2021 screening order (ECF No. 8), which dismissed plaintiff’s January 26, 2021 amended complaint (ECF No. 6) with leave to amend for failure to state a cognizable claim for relief. As explained below, plaintiff’s motion is denied. On January 4, 2021, plaintiff commenced this action with a 17-page typed complaint that was accompanied by Exhibits A through E. ECF No. 1. On January 26, 2021, plaintiff filed an amended complaint that was 10-pages, handwritten and not accompanied by any exhibits. ECF No. 6. In seeking reconsideration of the dismissal of the latter complaint, plaintiff argues that his original complaint states cognizable claims for…