Macomber

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALFREDO HERNANDEZ, No. 2:22-cv-0964 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JEFF MACOMBER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that defendants made false allegations during the disciplinary hearing process. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s amended complaint (ECF No. 12) for screening. For the reasons set forth below, the court will give plaintiff the option to proceed immediately with his due process claim against defendants Holloway, Ware, Pierce, Chavez, Avila, and Elizarraras or file 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…