(PC) Martin v. De La Cruz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JARED ANDREW MARTIN, ) Case No. 1:22-cv-00812-DAD-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION v. ) RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION

FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE

DE LA CRUZ, et al., ) CLAIM FOR RELIEF ) Defendants. ) (ECF No. 9) ) )

Plaintiff Jared Andrew Martin is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed July 19, 2022. 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 legally “frivolous or malicious,” that “fail[]…