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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JESSE SOLIS, No. 2:23-cv-00247 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER NELSON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is an inmate proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims he received inadequate dental care while incarcerated at Mule Creek State Prison. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s first amended complaint for screening (ECF No. 10). For the reasons set forth below, the court will dismiss the amended complaint and grant plaintiff leave to file a second 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 legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to…