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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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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 13 DISTRICT JUDGE v. 14 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

C. PFEIFFER, DISMISS CASE1

15 Defendants. (Doc. No. 13) 16

FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

17 18 Pending before the Court for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A is Plaintiff’s Second 19 Amended Complaint. (Doc. No. 13). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned 20 recommends the district court dismiss the Second Amended Complaint because it fails to state 21 any cognizable federal claim and any further amendment would be futile. 22 SCREENING REQUIREMENT 23 A plaintiff who commences an action while in prison is subject to the Prison Litigation 24 Reform Act (“PLRA”), which requires, inter alia, the court to screen a complaint that seeks relief 25 against a governmental entity, its officers, or its employees before directing service upon any 26 defendant. 28 U.S.C. §…