Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 QUINTIN R. CROSS, No. 2:23-cv-0336 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER PATRICK COVELLO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 2, 2023, the court recommended that plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis be denied. Plaintiff has now paid the filing fee. Accordingly, the court will vacate the court’s March 2, 2023, findings and recommendations and plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be denied as moot. Plaintiff seeks relief against employees of the California Department of Corrections under 42 U.SC. § 1983. The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally…