Rios

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MIGUEL ROSALES, No. 2:21-cv-1758-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER L. RIOS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Upon screening plaintiff’s original complaint, the court determined that plaintiff could proceed on potentially cognizable excessive force claims against defendants Rios, Navarro and Saeteurn and a First Amendment retaliation claim against defendant Rios or instead file an amended complaint. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint, which the court must screen. ECF No. 13. Congress mandates that district courts 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…