(PC) Parker v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MELVIN A. PARKER, No. 2:23-cv-00536 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

JEFF LYNCH, Defendant. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges defendant was deliberately indifferent to a risk to plaintiff’s safety. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) and his complaint for screening (ECF No. 1). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned will recommend that this action be dismissed as duplicative and that the request 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…