Allison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARLTON L. REID, Case No.: 1:22-cv-01437-JLT-CDB (PC) Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

v. DISMISS THIS ACTION FOR A FAILURE

TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH

C. ALLISON, et al., RELIEF CAN BE GRANTED

Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

Plaintiff Carlton L. Reid is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed his first amended complaint on December 20, 2023. (Doc. 21.) I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 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. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the complaint is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. §…