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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 BENJAMIN F. ELLIS, No. 2:21-cv-1635-WBS-EFB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS R.BROWN, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After a dismissal by the court, plaintiff has filed an amended complaint, which the court must screen. See ECF Nos. 11 & 12. 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 be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.” Id. § 1915A(b). ///// ///// The court analyzed plaintiff’s original complaint pursuant to §…