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(PC) Howard v. Unknown
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ABDUL HOWARD, No. 1:24-cv-00429-SAB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO
RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE
13 v. TO THIS ACTION 14 UNKNOWN, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION
15 Defendant. FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE
CLAIM FOR RELIEF
16 (ECF No. 23) 17 18 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. 19 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s second amended complaint, filed November 15, 20 2024. 21 I. 22 SCREENING REQUIREMENT 23 The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 24 governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The 25 Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally 26 “frivolous or malicious,” that “fail[] to…