Madden
(PC) Jones v. Madden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAYON JONES, No. 2:22-cv-01592-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
RAYMOND MADDEN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After the court dismissed the amended complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A for failure to state a claim, the court gave plaintiff leave to file a second amended complaint in an attempt to state a cognizable claim. ECF No. 17. Plaintiff has now filed a second amended complaint (ECF No. 22), which the court must screen. Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim…