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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JULIAN J. ALEXANDER, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01486-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO 8 v. ) )

R THA IN SD AO CM TL IOY N A SSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE TO

GARZA, et al., ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION ) ) R CE LACO IMM SM AE NN DD DIN EG F ED NIS DM AI NS TS SA L OF CERTAIN Defendants. ) ) (ECF No. 17) ) 12 )

Plaintiff Julian J. Alexander is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s second amended complaint, filed March 25, 2021. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 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…