Calvendra

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CEDRIC R. ALLEN, Case No.: 1:23-cv-01680-NODJ-SKO 12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS ACTION FOR A FAILURE TO

13 v. STATE A CLAIM

14 L. A. CALVENDRA, et al., 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

15 Defendants.

16 17 Plaintiff Cedric Raynard Allen is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 18 rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 19 I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 20 The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 21 governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). 22 The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the complaint is frivolous or malicious, 23 fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant 24 who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b). The Court should dismiss a complaint if 25 it lacks a cognizable legal theory or fails to allege sufficient facts to…