Brown

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODNEY BANKS, Case No. 1:20-cv-00845-JLT (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DISMISS ACTION FOR FAILURE TO

v. STATE A CLAIM

BROWN, et al., 21-DAY DEADLINE

Defendants. Clerk of the Court to Assign a District Judge

16 Rodney Banks alleges the defendants refused to return his property after he completed time on “C-status.” (Doc. 10.) The Court finds that Plaintiff’s second amended complaint fails to state a claim on which relief can be granted. Given that Plaintiff has received two opportunities to amend his pleading (Docs. 7, 9), the Court finds that further amendment would be futile. See Akhtar v. Mesa, 698 F.3d 1202, 1212-13 (9th Cir. 2012). The Court therefore recommends that this action be dismissed for failure to state a claim. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an…