(PC)Stevens
(PC)Stevens v. Martinez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LYRALISA LAVENA STEVENS, Case No. 1:22-cv-00740-CDB (PC)
Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
TO DISMISS ACTION FOR
v. FRIVOLOUSNESS AND FAILURE TO
STATE A CLAIM
C. MARTINEZ, (Doc. 1) Defendant.
FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE 17 Clerk of Court to assign a district judge.
Plaintiff Lyralisa Lavena Stevens is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 17, 2022, Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging Defendant C. Martinez violated her Eighth Amendment rights by referring to Plaintiff, a transgender female, by the incorrect gender both verbally and on appeals paperwork. (Doc. 1.) At the same time, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 2.) The Court has screened the complaint and finds that it is frivolous and fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted; therefore, the…