Trujillo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ETUATE SEKONA, Case No. 1:19-cv-0399-AWI-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF

v. ACTION, WITH PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE

TO STATE A CLAIM FOR RELIEF

R.TRUJILLO, et al., (ECF No. 16) Defendants.

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15 16 Plaintiff Etuate Sekona (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed on December 16, 2019, is currently before the Court for screening. (ECF No. 16.) I. Screening Requirement and Standard The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity and/or against an officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. §1915A(a). Plaintiff’s complaint, or any portion thereof, is subject to dismissal if it is frivolous or malicious, if it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be…