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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BENJAMIN ROBERT GALLEGOS, No. 2:22-cv-1790-DAD-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND

REHABILITATION, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging numerous violations of his civil rights (ECF No. 1) as well as a motion for injunctive relief (ECF No. 8). Plaintiff also filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) but subsequently paid the filing fee. As discussed below, plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied as moot, his complaint is dismissed with leave to amend, and it is recommended that his motion for injunctive relief be denied. Screening Standards Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a…