Landon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFEREY S. NEDD, Case No. 1:23-cv-01630-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN CASE TO DISTRICT

v. JUDGE LANDON BIRD, et al. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS CASE1

Defendants. (Doc. No. 16)

FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

17 Pending before the Court for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A is Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint. (Doc. No. 16). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the district court dismiss the Third Amended Complaint because it fails to state any cognizable federal claim and any further amendments 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…