Mattesion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARGO LOONEY, No. 2:23-cv-0246 WBS CKD P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GIGI MATTESION, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 29, 2023, plaintiff’s amended complaint was dismissed with leave to file a second amended complaint. Plaintiff has now filed a second amended complaint. 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 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. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). In the second amended complaint, plaintiff essentially…