Kelso

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD WILLIAMS, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-00090-DAD-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ) RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION,

WITHOUT PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE TO

CLARK J. KELSO, et al., ) EXHAUST THE ADMINISTATIVE REMEDIES ) AND FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE Defendants. ) CLAIM FOR RELIEF ) ) (ECF No. 9)

Plaintiff Richard Williams is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed on March 22, 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 that are…