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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NATHANIEL WASHINGTON, Case No. 1:24-cv-00254-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN A

DISTRICT JUDGE OTHER THAN JUDGE

v. THURSTON JENNIFER L. THUSTON, COLETTE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

HUMPHREY, DAVID ZULFA, DONNY DISMISS CASE AS FRIVOLOUS1

YOUNGBLOOD, (Doc. No. 1) Defendants.

FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

17 Pending before the Court for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A is Plaintiff Nathaniel Washington’s Complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1, “Complaint”). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the district court dismiss the Complaint as frivolous and lacking an arguable basis in fact or law. 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,…