Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RONALD T. MONTEZ, Case No. 2:20-cv-01681-JAM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT PLAINTIFF’S AMENDED

v. COMPLAINT BE DISMISSED FOR

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM

SCOTT R. JONES, et al., ECF No. 15 Defendants.

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15 16 Plaintiff Ronald T. Montez is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In his amended complaint, he alleges that defendants Scott Jones and Ann Shubert violated his Eighth Amendment rights by subjecting him to “remote neural monitoring” and other mind-mapping techniques that caused nerve damage and sleep deprivation. ECF No. 15 at 3. These claims cannot proceed. I recommend that the complaint be dismissed for failure to state a claim. Screening Order I. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief…