Santoro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-1263-HBK Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS ACTION

v. (Doc. No. 1) KELLY SANTORO, Warden at North Kern State Prison FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 15 Defendant. 16 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed an initial complaint in this action on May 26, 2021. (Doc. No. 1). He contends “[m]y mind has been used by some technology” for various ills and “[m]y mind has been tortured and captured.” (Id. at 3 ¶ 3-4). He seeks freedom from this torture and $20 million. (Id. at 6 § E). Plaintiff submitted a motion to proceed in forma pauperis on September 3, 2021. (Doc. No. 5). On September 8, 2021, the Court granted the motion and indicated it would screen the Complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 by separate order. (Doc. No. 7). II. APPLICABLE LAW AND ANALYSIS Because Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, the Court may dismiss this action “at 27 …