Moghaddam

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDREW VASQUEZ, No. 2:19-cv-1283 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER EILYA MOGHADDAM, et al. Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The original complaint was screened and found not to state claim for relief; plaintiff was granted leave to amend. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint, ECF No. 14, is now before the court. I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints 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 “frivolous, malicious, or 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. §…