Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODNEY KARL BLACKWELL, No. 2:20-cv-1755 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER PATRICK COVELLO, Warden, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendant has failed to provide a prison environment that protects inmates from contracting COVID-19. The court dismissed plaintiff’s original and first amended complaints for failure to state a cognizable claim. (ECF No. 6 at 5-7; ECF No. 10 at 5-8.) Presently before the court is plaintiff’s second amended complaint for screening. (ECF No. 12.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will give plaintiff the option to proceed with the complaint as screened or file an amended complaint. SCREENING I. Legal Standards – Screening The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 27 …