Kuersten

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID E. EDWARDS, No. 2:21-cv-0259-JAM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. KUERSTEN, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has paid the filing fee. Nevertheless, the court must screen plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Screening Requirements The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 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. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). A claim “is [legally] frivolous where it lacks an arguable basis either…