(PC) Beaton v. Valley State Prison

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 PAUL NIVARD BEATON, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00005-LJO-SAB (PC) ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) SCREENING ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF 13 v. ) LEAVE TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT 14 VALLEY STATE PRISON, ) [ECF No. 1] ) 15 Defendant. ) ) 16 ) 17 Plaintiff Paul Nivard Beaton is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 18 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 19 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s complaint, filed January 2, 2020. 20 I. 21 SCREENING REQUIREMENT 22 The Court is required to screen complaints…