(PC) Bland v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSHUA DAVIS BLAND, Case No. 1:20-cv-01624-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DISMISS ACTION FOR LACK OF

v. SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION

KEN CLARK, 14-DAY DEADLINE

Defendant. Clerk of the Court to Assign a District Judge 16 Plaintiff’s complaint is before the Court for screening pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1915A. For the reasons set forth below, the Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s claims, and the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) bars his claim for emotional damages. The Court therefore recommends that this action be dismissed. I. BACKGROUND At the time he filed his complaint, Plaintiff was incarcerated at California State Prison, Corcoran (“CSP-Cor”). (Doc. 1 at 1.) In his complaint, Plaintiff alleges that prison officials at CSP-Cor planned to transfer him to Kern Valley State Prison (“KVSP”), where he would be subject to “harassment, . .…