Galyen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AL GENE FISHER, JR., No. 2:22-cv-1965 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

T. GALYEN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that defendants failed to protect him, used excessive force against him, and denied him medical treatment in violation of his constitutional rights. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and his complaint for screening. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned will recommend that the complaint be dismissed as duplicative and that the motion to proceed in forma pauperis be denied as moot. SCREENING I. Legal Standards The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28…