Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIO SANDOVAL, Case No. 1:20-cv-01314-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

REGARDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION,

v. WITH PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE TO

STATE A CLAIM

DIAZ, et al.,

Defendants. (ECF No. 20)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

17 Plaintiff Julio Sandoval (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on September 14, 2020, was screened and Plaintiff was granted leave to amend. Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed on February 2, 2021, is currently before the Court for screening. (ECF No. 20.) I. Screening Requirement and Standard The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity and/or against an officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Plaintiff’s…