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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PRENTICE R. THOMAS, Case No. 1:22-cv-01492-BAM Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER GRANTING

PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AN

v. AMENDED COMPLAINT B. WEAVER, et al., Doc. 1 Defendants. THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE 16 Plaintiff Prentice R. Thomas (“Plaintiff”) is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se and 17 informa pauperis in this civil rights action. Plaintiff’s complaint is currently before the Court for 18 screening. (Doc. 1.)

I. Screening Requirement and Standard

20 The Court screens complaints brought by persons proceeding in pro se and in forma 21 pauperis. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Plaintiff’s complaint, or any portion thereof, is subject to 22 dismissal if it is frivolous or malicious, if it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be 23 granted, or if it seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 24 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). 25 A complaint must contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the…