(PC) Kern v. North Kern State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES CURTIS KERN, No. 1:24-cv-01195-KES-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION

v. FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE

CLAIM FOR RELIEF

A.F. ALPHONSO, (ECF No. 8) Defendant.

16 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 November 4, 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 “fail[] to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary relief…