(PC) Folsom v. County of Shasta

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LESTER STANLEY FOLSOM, No. 2:21-cv-0186 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

COUNTY OF SHASTA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has paid the filing fee. Before the court is plaintiff’s complaint for screening. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff fails to state any cognizable claims for relief. Plaintiff will be given an opportunity to file an amended complaint. 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 malicious,” that fail to…