Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICARDO MARTINEZ, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01768-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO v. ) RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE TO

THIS ACTION

C. PFEIFFER, et.al., ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION Defendants. ) RECOMMENDING ACTION BE DISMISSED ) AS DUPLICATIVE ) ) [ECF No. 1] )

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 complaint, filed September 18, 2019. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by individuals who are proceeding in forma pauperis. See Calhoun v. Stahl, 254 F.3d 845 (9th Cir. 2001) (per curiam); 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the…