Kendryna

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAVARIUS SMITH, No. 2:20-cv-2417 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS &

RECOMMENDATIONS

KENDRYNA, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a federal prisoner, proceeding pro se. Plaintiff’s civil rights complaint, filed under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), is before the court for screening.1 I. Screening Standards The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 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 state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). //// 27 In light of the instant ruling, the undersigned defers addressing…