(PC) Quair v. CDCR HQ

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DAVID SABINO QUAIR, III, No. 2:19-cv-1106 DB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND 14 CDCR HQ, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 18 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Previously, plaintiff’s original and first amended complaints 19 were screened and found lacking a cognizable claim. Plaintiff’s second amended complaint is 20 now before the Court. 21 I. Screening Requirement 22 The in forma pauperis statute provides, “Notwithstanding any filing fee, or any portion 23 thereof, that may have been paid, the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court 24 determines that . . . the action or appeal . . . fails to state a claim upon which relief may be 25 granted.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). 26 II. Pleading Standard 27 Section 1983 “provides a cause of action for the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or 28 …