(PC) Distin v. US Army

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PHILLIP CHRISTOPHER DISTIN, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00860-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE TO v. ) THIS ACTION

U.S. ARMY, et.al., ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION ) RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE Defendants. ) TO STATE A COGNIZABLE CLAIM ) ) [ECF No. 1]

Plaintiff Phillip Christopher Distin 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 on June 18, 2020. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that…