Kishbaugh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARK ANTHONY BROWN, No. 2:21-cv-0149-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER C. KISHBAUGH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After the dismissal of his original complaint on screening1 (ECF Nos. 1 & 7), plaintiff has filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 12), which the court must also screen. As discussed below, plaintiff’s amended complaint does not materially differ from his original complaint and for that reason, is dismissed for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff claims generally, that the various actions of defendants Kishbaugh, Munoz, and Hutchison violated his First Amendment right to access the courts. Regarding these claims, the court previously informed plaintiff as follows:

1 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or…