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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ORLANDO JOHNSON, No. 2:21-cv-1450-KJM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS UNKNOWN, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Following the dismissal of his first two complaints upon screening1 (ECF Nos. 1, 8, 11, 12), plaintiff has filed a second amended complaint (ECF No. 13), which the court must now screen. As discussed below, the complaint should be dismissed without further leave to amend for failure to state a claim. ///// ///// /////

1 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 relief may…