(PC)Witkin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MICHAEL AARON WITKIN, No. 2:21-cv-02181 DAD AC 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 C. SNELLING, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 18 rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s first amended complaint is before the 19 court for screening. ECF No. 19. 20 I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints 21 As plaintiff was previously advised, the court is required to screen complaints brought by 22 prisoners seeking relief against “a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental 23 entity.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the 24 prisoner has raised claims that are “frivolous, malicious, or fail[] to state a claim upon which 25 relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from 26 such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b). 27 //// 28 //// 1 II. Amended…