Wendy
(PS) Eissel v. Wendy
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LOTHAR R. EISSEL, IV, Case No. 2:24-cv-01422-KJM-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER v. GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS,
WENDY, et al., SCREENING HIS COMPLAINT, AND
GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND
Defendants. ECF Nos. 1 & 2 16 Plaintiff brings this action, alleging that defendant Wendy, a state law clerk, and defendant Mayberry, a state judge, have mishandled a state probate matter in which he is involved. ECF No. 1 at 7. These allegations do not give rise to a federal question, and both defendants appear to be entitled to judicial immunity. Rather than recommending that this action be dismissed, I will grant plaintiff leave to amend to explain why this action should not proceed in its current form. I will also grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, which makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(a)(1) and (2). Screening and Pleading…