Chisholm

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN DUANE HICKMAN, No. 2:19-cv-1254 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER and MATT CHISHOLM, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff is a Sacramento County Jail inmate proceeding pro se with a civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This action is referred to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302(c). For the following reasons, plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted; however, the undersigned recommends that this action be dismissed without leave to amend for failure to state a cognizable claim against a proper defendant. II. In Forma Pauperis Application Plaintiff has submitted an affidavit and prison trust account statement that make the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §…