Alison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HOMER TYRONE LEWIS, No. 2:21-cv-00366-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER KATHLEEN ALLISON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). By order dated June 30, 2021, the court dismissed plaintiff’s original complaint and granted him leave to file an amended complaint within 30 days. Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint which is now before the court for screening. I. Screening Standard As plaintiff was previously advised, 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 will independently dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims…