(PC) Black v. Siskiyou County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SIVA D. BLACK, No. 2:24-cv-3709 DJC CKD P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SISKIYOU COUNTY, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, confined at Napa State Hospital, is proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff seeks an extension of time within which to file an amended complaint. Good cause appearing, the request for an extension of time will be granted and the amended complaint deemed timely. 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 upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1),(2). As in his…