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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANDY MAESTAS, No. 2:23-cv-0030 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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RCCC, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a former county and current state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed June 21, 2023, the undersigned screened the complaint and found that it did not state a claim for relief. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff was given an opportunity to amend, and has now filed a first amended complaint. ECF No. 10. I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints 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 “frivolous, malicious, or fail[] to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary relief from a…