(PC) Brownlee v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 BENJAMIN JUSTIN BROWNLEE, Case No. 2:23-cv-00261-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

v.

JEFFREY W. LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, has filed a first amended complaint alleging that defendants violated her1 Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. ECF No. 16. Her allegations do not state a cognizable claim and, as such, I will order that a district judge be assigned to this action and will recommend that this action be dismissed without leave to amend for failure to state a claim. Screening Order I. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief against a governmental entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or…