Kordy Rice v. A. Geuping

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No.: 2:24-cv-07397-MRA-BFM Date: October 22, 2024

Title: Kordy Rice v. A. Geuping, et al. ===========================================================

Present: The Honorable Brianna Fuller Mircheff, United States Magistrate Judge

Christianna Howard N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

N/A N/A

Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause re: Improper Joinder of Claims in Complaint (ECF 1)

On August 26, 2024, Plaintiff Kordy Rice filed a pro se civil rights Complaint. (ECF 1.) He was subsequently granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF 6.) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the Court is required to screen his case at the outset to evaluate whether the Complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). On initial review, it appears that the Court cannot proceed with screening because the Complaint improperly…