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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RYAN DAVID ANDERSON, No. 2:20-cv-00246 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER VAN GERWEN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, an inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendants violated his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights as well as plaintiff’s rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Before the court is plaintiff’s third amended complaint (“TAC”) for screening. (ECF No. 21.) For the reasons set forth below, plaintiff will be given the option of proceeding on his cognizable claims or filing an amended 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 or portion thereof if the…