Bowyer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MAURICE STRAIN, No. No. 2:20-cv-2104 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

J. BOWYER, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds through counsel with this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter is referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s first amended complaint is before the court for screening. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). 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). …