(PC) Iseli v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDEN WILLIE ISELI, No. 2:24-cv-01210-DAD-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING

WILLIAM D. JOHNSON, THIS ACTION Defendant. (Doc. Nos. 8, 13, 14, 16) 16 17 Plaintiff Branden Willie Iseli is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On August 28, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that plaintiff’s complaint be dismissed. (Doc. No. 8 at 3.) Specifically, the magistrate judge found that plaintiff’s complaint fails to state a cognizable claim for relief pursuant to § 1983 because plaintiff was attempting to attack the validity of a criminal conviction. (Id. at 3.) The magistrate judge concluded that such claims must…