Bick

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DESMOND JONES, No. 2:21-cv-1603-TLN-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JOSPEH BICK, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Following the dismissal of his first amended complaint on screening1 (ECF Nos. 8 & 9), plaintiff has filed a second amended complaint (ECF No. 12), which the court must now screen. As discussed below, plaintiff’s second amended complaint is dismissed with leave to amend for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff alleges that he suffers from hyperthyroidism, which causes weight loss. He claims that his condition is managed by Ensure, a liquid nutritional supplement and a medication called methimazole, which reduces his white blood cell count and compromises his immunity.

1 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental…