(PC) Coleman v. California Department of Corrections
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAAHDI ABDUL COLEMAN, No. 2:21-cv-0625-TLN-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Following the dismissal of his original complaint on screening1 (ECF No. 6), plaintiff has filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 23), which the court must now screen. For the reasons discussed below, plaintiff’s amended complaint is dismissed with leave to amend. ///// /////
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. 26 § 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 be granted,” or “seeks…