(PC) Branson v. U.S. Forest Service

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KIP BRANSON, No. 2:19-cv-01399-WBS-CKD P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND 14 U.S. FOREST SERVICE, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 18 action filed pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents,

403 U.S. 388

(1971), and the 19 Federal Tort Claims Act,

28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (“FTCA”). Plaintiff’s first amended 20 complaint is now before the court for screening. ECF No. 29. 21 I.…