Rodriguez

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 JEREMY SCOTT, No. 1:24-cv-00284-SAB (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE

11 v. TO THIS ACTION 12 DEPUTY R. RODRIGUEZ, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION

13 Defendant. FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE

CLAIM FOR RELIEF

14 (ECF No. 8) 15 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 17 U.S.C. § 1983. 18 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed May 7, 2024. 19 I. 20 SCREENING REQUIREMENT 21 The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 22 governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The 23 Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally 24 “frivolous or malicious,” that…