(PC) Maestas v. RCCC Medical Staff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RANDY V. MAESTAS, No. 2:21-cv-01419 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER RCCC MEDICAL STAFF, Defendant. 15 Plaintiff, a state inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action concerns medical treatment plaintiff received while located in the custody of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (“RCCC”). Before the court is plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) for screening (ECF No. 17). For the reasons stated below, the SAC will be dismissed with leave to amend. 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 or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon…