Krantz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CORY JAMES WHITE, 1:20-cv-00892-NONE-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER

vs. ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, WITH

KRANTZ, et al., LEAVE TO AMEND

Defendants. (ECF No. 1.)

THIRTY DAYS TO FILE FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT

20 I. BACKGROUND Cory James White (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on June 29, 2020. (ECF No. 1.) The Complaint is now before the court for screening. 28 U.S.C. § 1915. II. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 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…