Terence Lewis v. R. Waters

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TERENCE LEWIS, Case No. 2:23-cv-02267-MRA-JC 11 “as MEMORANDUM OPINION AND Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION V.

R. WATERS,

15 Defendant. 17 I. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY

On March 28, 2023, Plaintiff Terence Lewis, who is in state custody, is

20 || proceeding pro se, and has been granted leave to proceed without prepayment of the fling fees (“IFP”), filed a Civil Rights Complaint (“Original Complaint”). (Docket 22 Nos. 1, 6). As Plaintiff is a prisoner and is proceeding IFP, the assigned Magistrate Judge screened the Original Complaint to determine if the action is frivolous or malicious, 26 fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against a 28 |] ///

! || defendant who is immune from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B), 1915A; 2 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c). On July 19, 2023, the Magistrate Judge issued an Order Dismissing [the Original] Complaint…