Manning

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEX LAMOTA MARTI, No. 2:21-cv-01829 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TODD MANNING, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendants retaliated against him in violation of his First Amendment rights and also violated his Eighth Amendment rights. Plaintiff has paid the filing fee for this action. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s complaint for screening. (ECF No. 1.) For the reasons set forth below, plaintiff will be given the option to proceed on his cognizable claims or to be given leave to amend his 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…