(PC) Perryman v. Director, CDCR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID PERRYMAN, No. 2:19-cv-2480 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

DIRECTOR, CDCR, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court are plaintiff’s complaint for screening and plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff has not, and cannot, state cognizable claims for relief under § 1983. Because this court will recommend dismissal of this action on screening, it does not address plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. 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…