Brown

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL BARKARRI FOSTER, No. 2:24-cv-2979 DC SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

BROWN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983. Before the court are plaintiff’s complaint for screening as well as his motions to proceed in forma pauperis. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends that the complaint be dismissed without leave to amend. Based on this recommendation, the court denies plaintiff’s motions to proceed in forma pauperis as moot. SCREENING I. Legal Standards The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. §1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that…