Allenby

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDREW ARLINGTON RING, Case No. 1:18-cv-01283-NONE-JLT (PC)

Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

v. TO DISMISS ACTION FOR FAILURE TO

STATE A COGNIZABLE CLAIM

C. ALLENBY, et al., 21-DAY DEADLINE Defendants. 16 Plaintiff’s second amended complaint (Doc. 22) is before the Court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. For the reasons set forth below, the complaint fails to state a claim on which relief can be granted. Because Plaintiff has received two prior opportunities to amend (see Docs. 10, 14), and his pleading has the same deficiencies as prior complaints, the Court finds that further amendment would be futile. See Akhtar v. Mesa, 698 F.3d 1202, 1212-13 (9th Cir. 2012). The Court, therefore, recommends that this action be dismissed. 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…