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 and first amended complaints, 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 Nos. 7 & 15. Plaintiff has filed a second amended complaint, which the court must screen. ECF No. 18. 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…