Glidewell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY DONALDSON, No. 2:20-cv-0270 DB P Plaintiff, GLIDEWELL, ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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Defendant. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court are plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and plaintiff’s complaint for screening. Because this court finds below that plaintiff cannot state a cognizable claim for relief under § 1983, it does not rule on the motion to proceed in forma pauperis and recommends this action be dismissed. 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,” that fail to state a claim upon…