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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARCUS ANDRE GARNER, Case No. 2:23-cv-00494-WBS-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. RICK HILL, et al., Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff brings this case against Warden Rick Hill and three “Doe” defendants for violating his Eighth Amendment rights. ECF No. 14 at 3. He vaguely alleges that all defendants failed to protect him from Covid-19 by failing to provide adequate safeguards and to take adequate precautions against infection for the inmates under their control. Id. at 3-4. Plaintiff’s allegations are vague and conclusory, and they fall short of federal pleading standards. I will grant him leave to amend so that he may correct the deficiencies in his complaint.

28 1 Screening Order I. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief against a governmental entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify any…