Gipson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 MANUEL LUIS CRUZ, Case No. 1:23-cv-00338-SAB (PC) 9 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT v. JUDGE TO THIS ACTION 11 CONNIE GIPSON, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF Defendants. ACTION FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE CLAIM FOR RELIEF

16 Plaintiff Manuel Luis Cruz 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 complaint, filed March 7, 2023. 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…