Kelso

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD WILLIAMS, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-00090-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE TO v. ) THIS ACTION

CLARK J. KELSO, et al., ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION ) RECOMMENDING DEFENDANT KELSO’S Defendants. ) MOTION TO DISMISS BE DENIED, WITHOUT ) PREJUDICE, AS PREMATURE ) ) (ECF No. 3) )

Plaintiff Richard Williams is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action was removed from the Kings County Superior Court by Defendant Kelso on January 21, 2021. On January 27, 2021, Defendant Kelso filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. (ECF No. 3.) However, Defendant’s motion is premature. Notwithstanding any filing fee, the court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of…