(PC) Johnson v. Unknown FBI Agents
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN B. JOHNSON, No. 2:23-cv-02622 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER UNKNOWN FBI AGENTS, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Kevin B. Johnson, a former inmate at the Monroe Detention Center, proceeds 17 without counsel and seeks relief for alleged violations of his civil rights. This matter was referred 18 to the undersigned by Local Rule 302. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s complaint is before 19 the court for screening. (ECF No. 1.) The complaint must be dismissed because its allegations do 20 not state a claim. Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel is denied.
I. In Forma Pauperis
22 Plaintiff seeks to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) The declaration makes the 23 showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The motion is granted.
II. Screening Requirement
25 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis 26 proceeding, and mut order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a 27 claim on…