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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PEDRO RODRIGUEZ, 1:20-cv-01792-GSA-PC

SCREENING ORDER Plaintiffs, ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR vs. FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, WITH LEAVE TO AMEND NEWSOM, et al., (ECF No. 1.) 15 Defendants. THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE TO FILE A FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

18 I. BACKGROUND Pedro Rodriguez (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on December 21, 2020. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff’s Complaint is now before the court for screening. 28 U.S.C. § 1915. II. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a…