(PC) Puckett v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DURRELL ANTHONY PUCKETT, No. 2:23-cv-0903 KJM SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER and FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

JEFF LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 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. There are several motions before the court, including defendants’ motion to dismiss this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(A). (ECF No. 32.) Because plaintiff has persistently manipulated the IFP application process, the undersigned recommends defendants’ motion be granted and that this action be dismissed with prejudice. Granting dismissal dictates that the other pending motions be denied. Accordingly, the undersigned also recommends that plaintiff’s motion to amend his SAC (ECF No. 29), defendants’ request for screening of the third…