Calvendra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CEDRIC R. ALLEN, Case No.: 1:23-cv-01680-NODJ-SKO Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS ACTION FOR A FAILURE TO

v. STATE A CLAIM

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

Defendants.

16 Plaintiff Cedric Raynard Allen is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 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. § 1915A(b). The Court should dismiss a complaint if it lacks a cognizable legal theory or fails to allege sufficient facts to…