Haile

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STANLEY CARL SAHM, No. 2:21-cv-1436-JAM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS B. HAILE, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action, which was removed from state court by defendant Haile. Following the dismissal of his original and first amended complaints on screening (ECF Nos. 6 & 9), plaintiff has filed a second amended complaint (ECF No. 10), which the court must now screen. 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).…