Gaskins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOSEPH BENTON GASKINS, Case No. 22-cv-03635-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

ANTERO RESOURCES CORP., Defendant.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner who is proceeding without representation by an attorney, filed this civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Antero Resources Group. The complaint was dismissed with leave to amend. Plaintiff filed an amended complaint. (ECF No. 7.) For the reasons explained below, the complaint is DISMISSED for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a…