Ward-Rust
(PS) Rogers v. Ward-Rust
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NICOLE JEAN ROGERS, Case No. 2:24-cv-01762-DAD-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER v. GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS,
SHIRLEY WARD-RUST, SCREENING HER COMPLAINT, AND
GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND
Defendant. ECF Nos. 1 & 2 16 In plaintiff’s one-page complaint, she alleges that when she was eleven years old, defendant became her foster parent despite being unfit. ECF No. 1 at 1. These allegations do not present a federal question, and plaintiff has not alleged any other basis for this court’s jurisdiction. Rather than recommend dismissal, I will grant plaintiff leave to amend so that she can explain why this action should proceed. I will also grant her 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 Requirements A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant…