(PC) Winston v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEANTHONY T. WINSTON, No. 1:23-cv-01086-JLT-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION

v. AND DENIAL OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO AMEND AS MOOT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (ECF Nos. 5, 10) Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotic Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Plaintiff filed the instant action July 20, 2023. (ECF No. 1.) Before the Court could screen Plaintiff’s complaint, he filed an amended complaint on August 4, 2023. (ECF No. 5.) On August 22, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend the complaint to add an additional Defendant. (ECF No. 10.) 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…