Anthony R. Turner v. Yolo County Mayor, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY R. TURNER, No. 2:24-cv-2803 DC AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS YOLO COUNTY MAYOR, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a county prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a complaint for relief under various state and federal statutes. I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners1 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 “frivolous, malicious, or fail[] to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] 24 Although plaintiff was in the custody at the Napa State Hospital when he filed the complaint, 25 attachments to the complaint allege that he was being held there on a “falsified Sell order” (ECF No. 1 at 28-35), which appears to be a reference to…