Wood
(PS) Chief Federal Judge Stephen Guttenberg v. Wood
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHIEF FEDERAL JUDGE STEPHEN Case No. 2:24-cv-01843-DJC-JDP (PS)
GUTTENBERG,
ORDER Plaintiff, GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 14 ALCALGA WOOD, ECF No. 2 15 Defendants. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT BE
DISMISSED AS FRIVOLOUS ECF No. 1 19 Plaintiff has requested authority under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis. He has submitted the affidavit required thereunder showing that he is unable either to prepay fees and costs or to give security for them. ECF No. 2. I will therefore grant plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. However, I find that plaintiff’s complaint is frivolous and recommend that it be dismissed without leave to amend. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen the…