Kernan

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DUPREE LAMONT ADKINS, No. 2:19-CV-0458-JAM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCOTT KERNAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is Plaintiff’s third amended complaint. ECF No. 39. The complaint is substantially similar to his previous complaint and does not adequately cure defects identified in the previous screening order. The Court grants Plaintiff leave to amend. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court must screen complaints from prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. See 28…