(PC) Gooden v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY GOODEN, No. 2:24-cv-00023 DC SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

TRACY JOHNSON, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court are plaintiff’s complaint for screening (ECF No. 1) and motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2). Because plaintiff paid the filing fee on November 22, 2024, the court denies the motion to proceed in forma pauperis as moot. As described below, the court concludes that plaintiff has failed to state a claim for relief and recommends that the action be dismissed without leave to amend. I. SCREENING 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). A claim is legally frivolous when it lacks an arguable basis…