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I. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY

18 On November 14, 2019, plaintiff Ernest Lee Allen, who is in custody, is 19 proceeding pro se, and has been granted leave to proceed without prepayment of 20 the filing fee (“IFP”), filed a Civil Rights Complaint (“Complaint”) pursuant to 21 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against four correctional officers at California Men’s Colony East 22 in San Luis Obispo, California. 23 As plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding IFP on a civil rights complaint against 24 governmental defendants, the assigned Magistrate Judge screened the Complaint to 25 determine if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim on which 26 relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune 27 from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B), 1915A; 42 U.S.C. §1997e(c). 28 On March 13, 2020, the Magistrate Judge issued an Order Dismissing 2 || Complaint with Leave to Amend and Directing Plaintiff to Respond to Order 3 || (“March Order”).’ The March Order advised plaintiff that the Complaint was 4 || deficient for reasons described in the March Order, dismissed the Complaint with 5 || leave to amend, and directed plaintiff, within fourteen days (i.e.,…