Lotesztain

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANCOIS POITIER GIVENS, No. 2:21-cv-00591 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER MARIANNA LOTESZTAIN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Currently pending before the court is plaintiff’s first amended complaint. ECF No. 7. I. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis As directed by the court, plaintiff has completed an in forma pauperis application for a non-prisoner demonstrating his indigency. ECF No. 11. Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. II. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against “a

1 Plaintiff filed the first amended complaint before the court could screen plaintiff’s original complaint. Since the amended complaint…