Daniel Oriakhi v. GEO Group, Incorporated

PER CURIAM: *

Daniel Oriakhi appeals the district court’s dismissal of his prisoner civil rights suit under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915 and 1915A as frivolous and for failure to state a claim. Our review is de novo. 1 Oriakhi raises two issues on appeal, both of which concern the dismissal of defendant GEO Group and its employees.

Oriakhi’s complaint was correctly interpreted as alleging claims under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). A Bivens suit may not be brought against a private corporation like GEO Group 2 or its employees if the conduct is the…