Hurlbert

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOEL LEE WILLIAMS, JR., No. 2:21-cv-0891-TLN-EFB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS B. HURLBERT, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Following the dismissal of his prior complaints on screening1 (ECF Nos. 8 & 12), plaintiff has filed a third amended complaint (ECF No. 13), which the court must now screen. As discussed below, the complaint should be dismissed without further leave to amend for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff alleges the following: On July 22, 2019, he was placed in administrative segregation because of reported sexual misconduct. ECF No. 13 at 7. Officer P. Phillips inventoried and packed plaintiff’s property. Id. Plaintiff did not, however, receive his

1 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or…