(PS) Shaheed v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NOMAN SHAHEED, No. 2:24-cv-0329-TLN-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER USCIS Sacramento Field Office, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action. This matter was accordingly referred to the undersigned by operation of Local Rule 302(c)(21). Plaintiff filed a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and submitted the affidavit required by that statute. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The motion to proceed IFP will be granted. Granting IFP status does not end the court’s inquiry, however, as the Court is required by Section 1915(e)(2) to screen the complaint and must dismiss an action if it is “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). The Court concludes that, for screening purposes only, Plaintiff’s claims are sufficiently cognizable and directs service. 26 …