Kauffman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARLOS A. RAMIREZ, No. 2:20-cv-1177 TLN DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS JEFFREY KAUFFMAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is incarcerated at Solano County’s Stanton Correctional Facility. He is proceeding pro se with an 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. This court finds below that plaintiff has not, and cannot, state a claim under § 1983. Accordingly, this court recommends this action be dismissed. SCREENING I. Legal Standards for Civil Rights Complaints 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…