Elers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EARNEST T. WOODRUFF, Case No. 2:23-cv-00365-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ELERS, et al., ORDER Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, an inmate at the Los Angeles County Men’s Jail, alleges that various defendants at California State Prison Sacramento impeded his right of access to the courts. ECF No. 1. His allegations against defendants Elers, Williams, and Peluso are suitable to proceed. Plaintiff may either proceed only with these claims or he may delay serving any defendant and file another amended complaint. I will grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief against a governmental entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim…