Zell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM MATTHEW LOLLIS, No. 2:22-cv-0486 WBS DB P Plaintiff, ZELL, et al., ORDER Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §1983. Before the court is plaintiff’s first amended complaint for screening. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff states no cognizable claims for relief. Plaintiff will be given the opportunity to file a second amended complaint. BACKGROUND In March 2022, plaintiff filed two actions in this court which alleged nearly identical claims. Without screening plaintiff’s initial complaint on the merits, this court recommended the present action be dismissed so that plaintiff could proceed on the case he filed earlier. Plaintiff then informed the court that he wished to proceed on his claims in the present case and had voluntarily dismissed the prior case. Plaintiff further requested the opportunity to amend…