Hammoudeh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 KENNETH LEE TAYLOR, No. 2:19-cv-2589 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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S. HAMMOUDEH, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He challenges his 2009 validation as a member of a security threat group and the 2019 denial of his participation in a prison program. Before the court are plaintiff’s first amended complaint for screening and his motion for the appointment of counsel. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff fails to state any cognizable claims for relief against the defendants involved in the 2019 denial of program participation and recommends dismissal of those claims. This court further finds venue for plaintiff’s remaining claims is most appropriate in the Northern District of California and recommends transfer of this case to that district. Because this court recommends this action be…