(PC) Kulp v. Stanislaus County Sheriff Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY JAMES KULP, Case No. 1:22-cv-00829-SAB (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT

v. JUDGE TO THIS ACTION

STANISLAUS CO. SHERIFF DEPT., et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF

Defendants. ACTION FOR FAILURE TO STATE A

COGNIZABLE CLAIM

15 (ECF No. 6)

17 Plaintiff Anthony James Kulp is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed August 15, 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[] to…