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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEITH M. CASSELLS, No. 2:18-cv-2457 JAM DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS NADINE N. VILLA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that his rights have been violated because he has not been found suitable for parole. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s amended complaint for screening. (ECF No. 12.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will recommend that the complaint be dismissed without leave to amend. SCREENING I. Legal Standards The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,”…