Starr

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MORIANO MILLARE, No. 2:20-cv-2072 KJM AC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS M. STARR, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has filed a First Amended Complaint. ECF No. 15. Plaintiff’s original complaint was screened, ECF No. 10, and plaintiff elected to amend rather than proceed on the one claim that the undersigned found suitable for service, ECF No. 13. I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints 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 complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are “frivolous, malicious, or fail[] to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary relief from a…