Clendenin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 THOMAS BODNAR, No. 2:22-cv-1533 AC P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

14 STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a civilly committed individual proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. The 18 undersigned screened the second amended complaint and gave plaintiff the option to proceed on 19 the complaint as screened or to amend the complaint. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff chose to amend the 20 complaint (ECF No. 9) and proceeded to file a third amended complaint (ECF No. 11). Plaintiff 21 has also moved to transfer or reassign this case. ECF Nos. 15, 17. 22 I. Third Amended Complaint 23 A. Statutory Screening 24 The federal in forma pauperis statute authorizes federal courts to dismiss a case if the 25 action “(i) is frivolous or malicious; (ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or 26 (iii) seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C.…