Felder

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JIMMIE EARL STEPHENS, No. 2:22-cv-01791 EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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M. FELDER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 30, 2023, the court screened plaintiff’s first amended complaint (FAC) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, dismissing it with leave to amend. ECF No. 14. Plaintiff’s second amended complaint (SAC) is now before the court for screening. I. Background In its initial screening order issued December 12, 2022, the court found that plaintiff is a “three strikes” litigant under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). ECF No. 5. The court granted plaintiff in forma pauperis status under the imminent danger exception to the three strikes rule, because he alleged that he was being denied a medication (Sildenafil) needed for radiation treatment side effects, putting him at risk of blood clots. The court…