Cox
(PC) Bailey v. Cox
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
TIMOTHY BAILEY, Case No. 1:22-cv-00757-JLT-SAB (PC)
Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF
v. RETALIATION CLAIM
T. COX, et al., (ECF No. 1) Defendants.
15 Plaintiff Timothy Bailey is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s complaint, filed June 22, 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 state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary…