(PC) Walker v. Salinas Valley Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN D. WALKER, Case No. 1:20-cv-00546-NONE-JLT (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DISMISS ACTION

v. 21-DAY DEADLINE SALINAS VALLEY PRISON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff alleges prison officials unlawfully withdrew funds from his inmate trust account. (Doc. 1.) The Court finds that Plaintiff’s complaint fails to state a cognizable claim under federal law, and its remaining claims arise under state law. The Court further finds that the deficiencies in the complaint cannot be cured by amendment and, therefore, recommends that this action be dismissed. See Akhtar v. Mesa, 698 F.3d 1202, 1212-13 (9th Cir. 2012). 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 the prisoner raises claims that are frivolous…