(PC) Hall v. California Medical Facility

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAMIEN LASHON HALL, No. 2:23-cv-0741 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

CALIFORNIA MEDICAL FACILITY, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that inmates at the California Health Facility sexually assaulted his fiancée, a correctional officer. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) and his complaint (ECF No. 1) for screening. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned will recommend that the complaint be dismissed without leave to amend and that the motion to proceed in forma pauperis be denied as moot. SCREENING I. Legal Standards The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 28…