Kishbaugh
(PC) Brown v. Kishbaugh
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARK ANTHONY BROWN, No. 2:21-cv-0149-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER C. KISHBAUGH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After two dismissals by the court on screening (ECF Nos. 7 & 13), plaintiff has filed a second amended complaint (ECF No. 16), which the court must now screen. Screening Order 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). Liberally construed,…