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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BILL KECK, Case No. 1:19-cv-00910-AWI-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

v. FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM1

S. BATRA, FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD Defendant. (Doc. No. 14) 16 Before the Court is Plaintiff Bill Keck’s (“Plaintiff” or “Keck”) First Amended Complaint subject to screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. No. 14, “FAC”). The undersigned recommends the district court dismiss the FAC because it fails to state a plausible constitutional claim upon which relief can be granted. BACKGROUND A. Procedural Posture Keck, a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, initiated this matter by filing a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on July 3, 2019 while detained at Coalinga State Hospital. (Doc. Nos. 1, 5). The former assigned magistrate judge screened Plaintiff’s…