(PC) Gaskins v. Mule Creek State Prison

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSEPH GASKINS, Case No. 2:22-cv-00459-JDP (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER THAT THE CLERK OF COURT

ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE TO THIS

13 v. ACTION 14 MULE CREEK STATE PRISON, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT PLAINTIFF’S SECOND AMENDED

15 Defendant. COMPLAINT BE DISMISSED 16 ECF No. 20 17 OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN

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18 19 20 21 As in his prior two complaints, plaintiff alleges that he was transferred between prisons 22 without his personal property. ECF No. 20 at 3. As explained in my prior screening orders, Mule 23 Creek State Prison is not a proper defendant, and this is not cognizable claim. Accordingly, I 24 recommend that this action be dismissed. 25 Screening and Pleading Requirements 26 A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief against a governmental 27 entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court…