Landon

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JEFFEREY S. NEDD, Case No. 1:23-cv-01630-HBK (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN CASE TO DISTRICT

13 v. JUDGE 14 LANDON BIRD, et al. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS CASE1

15 Defendants. (Doc. No. 16) 16

FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

17 18 Pending before the Court for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A is Plaintiff’s Third 19 Amended Complaint. (Doc. No. 16). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned 20 recommends the district court dismiss the Third Amended Complaint because it fails to state any 21 cognizable federal claim and any further amendments 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…