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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON LOKERSON, No. 2:23-cv-2114 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND WARDEN, HIGH DESERT STATE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PRISON, et al., 15 Defendants. 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On October 17, 2023, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint as the court is required to do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed with leave to amend. Plaintiff has now filed an amended complaint. Again, 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…