(PC) Whiteman v. Shasta County Jail

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CORRY WHITEMAN, No. 2:24-cv-0166 AC P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 SHASTA COUNTY JAIL, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff, a county prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 18 By order filed February 16, 2024, the undersigned screened the complaint and found that it did 19 not state a claim for relief. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff was given an opportunity to file an amended 20 complaint and has now filed a first amended complaint along with a motion for appointment of 21 counsel. ECF Nos. 10, 11. 22 I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints 23 The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against “a 24 governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). 25 The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are 26 “frivolous, malicious, or fail[] to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[]…