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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD DEAN YANDELL, No. 2:21-cv-00469 JAM AC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DONALD WASHINGTON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The original and first amended complaints, ECF Nos. 1 & 11, were found on screening not to state a claim for relief. See ECF Nos. 8, 13. Plaintiff was granted leave to amend for a second time, and his Second 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…