Moktar

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAREEM J. HOWELL, No. 2:22-cv-00842 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. MOKTAR, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, an inmate proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendants used excessive force in violation of plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment rights. Plaintiff has paid the filing fee for this action. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s complaint for screening. (ECF No. 1.) For the reasons set forth below, plaintiff will be given the option to proceed on his cognizable claims or be given leave to 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 if the prisoner has raised claims that are…