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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEVANTE B. HARRIS, 1:20-cv-00042-DAD-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,

RECOMMENDING THAT THIS CASE BE

vs. DISMISSED, WITH PREJUDICE, FOR

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM

M. DOCANTO, (ECF No. 16.)

Defendant. OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

FOURTEEN DAYS

21 I. BACKGROUND Devante B. Harris (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 8, 2020, Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action. (ECF No. 1.) On March 24, 2021, the court dismissed the Complaint for failure to state a claim, with leave to amend. (ECF No. 15.) On April 30, 2021, Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint, which is now before the court for screening. 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 16.) II. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 3 …