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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON THOR LEONARD, No. 2:22-cv-01373-KJM-CKD PS Plaintiff, ORDER v. CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON, ET AL., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding without counsel in this action, was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) on April 7, 2023. (ECF No. 10.) The court screened plaintiff’s complaint and dismissed it with leave to amend. (Id.) Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (FAC) on May 4, 2023. (ECF No. 11.) The court has reviewed plaintiff’s FAC and finds that plaintiff fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Before recommending dismissal, however, the court gives plaintiff another opportunity to amend the complaint. I. Legal Standards Under the IFP statute, the court must screen the complaint and dismiss any claims that are “frivolous or malicious,” fail to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief against an immune defendant. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). …