Clingman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRUCE MILES BENTON, Case No. 2:22-cv-02275-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: v. (1) FILE AN AMENDED

COMPLAINT; OR

CLINGMAN, (2) STAND BY HIS COMPLAINT Defendant. SUBJECT TO A

RECOMMENDATION THAT IT BE

DISMISSED ECF No. 1 THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE 19 Plaintiff Bruce Miles Benton is a county inmate proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The claim in the complaint appears to be barred by the statute of limitations. I will give plaintiff a chance to amend his complaint and to explain why it should still proceed. Plaintiff has also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, which I will grant. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief against a…