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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERTO ROJAS, by and through No. 2:21-cv-01086-DAD-AC

GUARDIAN AD LITEM SERGIO

ROJAS, Plaintiff, ORDER AND v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND

REHABILITATIONS, et al., Defendants. 18 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding by and through his appointed guardian ad litem in this civil rights action, which was removed from state court on June 18, 2021. ECF No. 1. All parties are proceeding through counsel. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints 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 “frivolous,…