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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICARDO MARTINEZ, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00812-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO v. ) RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE TO

THIS ACTION

J. LEWIS, et al., ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION Defendants. ) RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION ) FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE ) CLAIM FOR RELIEF ) ) [ECF No. 19]

Plaintiff Ricardo Martinez is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s third amended complaint, filed September 30, 2019. 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 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a…