Vanderwende

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVOOD KHADEMI, No. 2:18-cv-2798 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SEAN VANDERWENDE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a county jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff has filed a first amended complaint (“FAC”), ECF No. 21, and a motion to amend as well as several discovery-related motions and motions for the appointment of counsel. See ECF Nos. 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24. For the reasons explained below, the undersigned will recommend that this action be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 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…