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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FREDERICK EUGENE LEONARD, No. 2:21-cv-1886-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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O’CONNER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After a dismissal by the court, plaintiff has filed an amended complaint, which the court must screen. See ECF Nos. 6 & 9. Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.” Id. § 1915A(b). The court analyzed plaintiff’s original complaint pursuant to § 1915A as…