(PC) Coons v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TIMOTHY COONS, No. 2:19-cv-1121 JAM AC P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION, 15 et al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 19 § 1983, has filed a first amended complaint. 20 I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints 21 The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 22 governmental entity or officer or…