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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANSAR EL MUHAMMAD, No. 2:21-cv-1477 TLN DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER G. CAMP, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that defendants opened his legal mail outside his presence and failed to refer his grievance to internal affairs for further investigation. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s amended complaint (ECF No. 11) for screening. For the reasons set forth below, the court will give plaintiff the option to proceed with the complaint as screened or file an amended complaint. SCREENING I. Legal Standards The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has…