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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

7 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 WILLIAM MARTIN HEREDIA, Case No. 1:22-cv-01439-SAB (PC) 10 Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER GRANTING 11 PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AN v. AMENDED COMPLAINT 12

J. THOMAS, et al., (ECF No. 1)

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15 16 Plaintiff William Martin Heredia is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 17 rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 18 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s complaint, filed November 8, 2022. 19 I. 20 SCREENING REQUIREMENT 21 The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 22 governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). 23 The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are 24 legally “frivolous or malicious,” that “fail[] to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or 25 that “seek[] monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such…