(PC) Hendrix v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARCELL T. HENDRIX, No. 2:22-cv-1319 TLN CKD P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF CORR. AND REHAB., et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil action. On March 7, 2023, plaintiff’s amended complaint was dismissed with leave to file a second amended complaint. Plaintiff has now filed a second amended complaint. 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 thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1),(2). As in plaintiff’s original and amended complaints, plaintiff seeks damages for…