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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BENJAMIN F. ELLIS, No. 2:21-cv-1635-WBS-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER R. BROWN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has paid the filing fee. For the reasons stated below, plaintiff’s complaint is dismissed with leave to amend. Screening Standards 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 ///// 26 1 Accordingly, plaintiff’s previously filed motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 5) is moot, and the court withdraws its December 7, 2021 findings…