Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 ) NO. CV 20-4495-JFW (KS) CHRISTOPHER E. BATRES, ) Plaintiff, ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ) v. DISMISSING COMPLAINT )

WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

) ) WARDEN, et al, ) Defendant. ) ) 1 17 8 ______ ___________________________ ) I. INTRODUCTION 20 On May 19, 2020, Plaintiff, a California state prisoner who is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a civil rights complaint (“Complaint”). (Dkt. No. 1; see also Dkt. No. 6 (granting request for leave to proceed without prepayment of filing fee).) In civil rights actions brought by prisoners, Congress requires district courts to dismiss the complaint if the court determines that the complaint, or any portion thereof: (1) is frivolous or malicious; (2) 26 27 28 fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; or (3) seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from…