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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONATHAN HUGHES, Case No. 1:24-cv-00660-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN CASE TO

A DISTRICT JUDGE

v.

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

BRANDON KELLY, DISMISS CASE1 Defendants. (Doc. No. 8) FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD Pending before the Court for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A is Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint. (Doc. No. 8, “FAC”). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the district court dismiss the FAC because it fails to state any cognizable federal claim and any further amendments would be futile. SCREENING REQUIREMENT A plaintiff who commences an action while in prison is subject to the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), which requires, inter alia, the court to screen a complaint that seeks relief against a governmental entity, its officers, or its employees before directing service upon any 25 …