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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PETER WIELAND, No. 2:23-cv-00257-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state inmate proceeding through counsel in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has paid the filing fees. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 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 will independently dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1),(2). II. …