(PC) Craig v. El Dorado County Sheriff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NORMAN JOHN CRAIG, No. 2:21-cv-01622 DAD DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER EL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFF, 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 that his constitutional rights were violated when defendants subjected him to false arrest and malicious prosecution. (ECF No. 15.) Before the court is plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for screening. (See ECF No. 15) For the reasons stated below, the FAC will be dismissed with leave to amend. 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 prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or…