Castillo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERLINDO RODRIGUEZ, JR. ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-00409-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE TO v. ) THIS ACTION

D. CASTILLO, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ) RECOMMENDING ACTION BE DISMISSED Defendant. ) FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE ) CLAIM FOR RELIEF ) ) (ECF No. 9) )

Plaintiff Erlindo Rodriguez, Jr. 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 first amended complaint, filed on June 24, 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…