Milligan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEROME ELI MCCOY, No. 2:23-cv-0700-DAD-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

MILLIGAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former county inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with an action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed October 19, 2023, plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed with leave to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff has now filed an amended complaint. I. Screening Standard As plaintiff was previously advised, 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 27 …