Newsom
(PC) Valdez v. Newsom
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MICHAEL RODNEY VALDEZ, Case No. 1:23-cv-00096-SAB (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT v. JUDGE TO THIS ACTION 12 GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF Defendants. ACTION FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(ECF No. 14)
16 Plaintiff Michael Rodney Valdez 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 January 23, 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…