(PC) Whitsitt v. San Joaquin County Mental Health

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM J. WHITSITT, No. 2:22-cv-00356-WBS-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a county prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On May 11, 2022, the court dismissed plaintiff’s first amended complaint, but granted him leave to amend. ECF No. 11. Plaintiff’s second amended complaint is now before the court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. I. Screening Requirement The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief…