Navarro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIO R. ZAYAS, No. 2:21-cv-00218 WBS DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS NAVARRO, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated by defendants in addition to violations of state law. Before the court is plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) for screening. (ECF No. 18.) For the reasons stated below, it will be recommended that this action be dismissed for failure to state a claim. 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 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised…