(PC) Mayes v. San Joaquin County Courts

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEDVIENO D’BARGE MAYES, No. 2:24-cv-0459 TLN CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY COURTS, et. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 19, 2025, the court recommended that this action be dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff actually did file a timely amended complaint, but it was mistakenly filed in another case. Good cause appearing, the court will vacate the February 19, 2025, findings and recommendations. As plaintiff already knows, 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…