Lozano

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHU CHINSAMI, No. 2:20-cv-1792 JAM DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JARED LOZANO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Plaintiff has paid the filing fee. Before the court is plaintiff’s complaint for screening. For the reasons set forth below, this court will dismiss the complaint with leave to amend. SCREENING I. Legal Standards for Civil Rights Complaints 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 “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) & (2). 28 …