Dillard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PERRY KENJI WASHINGTON, Case No. 1:23-cv-00431-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT

v. (ECF No. 1)

CURTIS DILLARD, et al.,

DEADLINE: THIRTY DAYS

Defendants. 16 17 18 19 Plaintiff Perry Kenji Washington (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, initiated this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on March 22, 2023, against Curtis Dillard and “Ebony” (collectively, “Defendants”). (ECF No. 1.) The complaint is now before this Court for screening. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 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 “frivolous or malicious,” that “fail[] to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary relief against a…