(PC) Dawson v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARLOS MANWELL DAWSON, No. 2:21-cv-0510 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JEFF LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff was given an opportunity to file an amended complaint after the original complaint was screened and found to not state any claims for relief. ECF No. 22. After receiving several extensions of time, plaintiff has filed a first amended complaint. ECF No. 39. 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 defendant who…