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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DENZELL MAGIC METCALF, Case No. 1:24-cv-00004-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN A

DISTRICT JUDGE

v.

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

VIAPATH TECHNOLOGIES DISMISS CASE AS FRIVOLOUS1

TOUCHPAZ HOLDINGS, INC.,

GLOBAL TEL LINK CORPORATION, (Doc. No. 5) Defendants. FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 17 Pending before the Court for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A is Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint. (Doc. No. 5, “FAC”). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the district court dismiss the FAC 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, its officers, or its employees before directing service upon any defendant. 28…