Opinion
2:21-CV-0917-DMC-P
07-20-2021
DAVIS D. HARRIS, Plaintiff, v. MARCH FONG EU, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
DENNIS M. COTA, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is Plaintiffs motion to refer this case for alternative dispute resolution. See ECF No. 8. The Court construes the motion as one seeking referral for a settlement conference. Referral for a settlement conference is inappropriate at this time. The Court has not yet screened Plaintiffs complaint as required under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A or ordered the complaint served on any defendant. Accordingly, Plaintiff s motion is DENIED, without prejudice to renewal of the motion following completion of service and the appearance of all parties.
The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if it: (1) is frivolous or malicious; (2) fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; or (3) seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1)-(2).
IT IS SO ORDERED.