(PC) Kiger v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHNATHAN HOWARD KIGER, No. 2:23-cv-1263 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TRACY JOHNSON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that defendants improperly handled his legal mail in violation of his constitutional rights. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel (ECF No. 14) and his first amended complaint for screening (ECF No. 13). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned deny the motion to appoint counsel without prejudice and dismiss the amended complaint with leave to amend. SCREENING I. Legal Standards The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof…