Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFREY D. MCDONALD, Case No. 2:24-cv-2545-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

GENA JONES, et al.,

Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a first amended complaint and a motion for preliminary injunction. For the reasons outlined below, I will dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim and recommend that plaintiff’s motion for injunctive relief be denied. I. Screening Order A. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. 28 A complaint must contain a short and plain…