What is the test for relief in a civil action brought by a defendant in a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Pilcher v. Babcock, No. 2:14-cv-0566-EFB P (TEMP) (E.D. Cal. 2016):

Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis.1 Plaintiff has brought this civil action seeking relief pursuant to the decision in Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971).2

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