Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 JASON LOKERSON, Case No. 1:23-cv-01513-HBK (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

C. PFEIFFER, DISMISS CASE1

15 Defendants. (Doc. No. 13)

FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

17 Pending before the Court for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A is Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint. (Doc. No. 13). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the district court dismiss the Second Amended Complaint because it fails to state any cognizable federal claim and any further amendment would be futile. SCREENING REQUIREMENT A plaintiff who commences an action while in prison is subject to the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), which requires, inter alia, the court to screen a complaint that seeks relief against a governmental entity, its officers, or its employees before directing service upon any defendant. 28 U.S.C. §…