Fernandez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 HANK RICHARD CORONEL, Case No. 2:23-cv-02793-JDP (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. SCREENING PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT

AND GRANTING HIS APPLICATION TO

14 R. FERNANDEZ, et al., PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 15 Defendants. ECF Nos. 1 & 2 16 RESPONSE DUE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS 17 18 19 Plaintiff Hank Richard Coronel, a state inmate proceeding without counsel in this civil 20 rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, sues CDCR and correctional officer R. Fernandez. 21 The complaint, as drafted, does not state a cognizable claim. I will grant him the opportunity to 22 amend his complaint. Plaintiff’s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis makes the 23 required showing and will be granted. 24 Screening and Pleading Requirements 25 A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief against a governmental 26 entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must…