Burrise

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIAN M. DUNAGAN, No. 2:22-cv-1544 DJC CKD P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS T. BURRISE, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 2, 2023, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint as the court is required to do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Under that statute the court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 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 upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. The court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a claim with leave to amend. Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint which the court now…