Moncus

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GABRIEL PRICE, No. 2:19-cv-1089 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS L. MONCUS, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter has been referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Plaintiff has filed a first amended complaint (“FAC”). ECF No. 14. For the reasons stated below, the undersigned will recommend that this action be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are “frivolous,…