(PC) McDowell v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GIOVANNI MCDOWELL, No. 1:24-cv-00500-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE

v. TO THIS ACTION STEVE SMITH, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF

Defendants. RETALIATION CLAIM (ECF No. 13) 17 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed July 25, 2024. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that…