Knight

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLIFFORD A. VENSON, Case No. 1:19-cv-01400-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DISMISS ACTION AS DUPLICATIVE

v. 14-DAY DEADLINE J. KNIGHT, Clerk of the Court to Assign a District Judge Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Clifford A. Venson is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action. On April 21, 2020, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause why this action should not be dismissed as duplicative of a case in the Southern District of California. (Doc. 11.) Plaintiff filed a response on May 5, 2020. (Doc. 12.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court recommends that this action be dismissed without prejudice. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 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. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if a prisoner or plaintiff…