(PS) Cramer v. City of Auburn

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID WESTON CRAMER, No. 2:24-cv-2235 DJC AC (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER CITY OF AUBURN, PLACER COUNTY

SUPERIOR COURT, PLACER COUNTY,

PLACER COUNTY PUBLIC

DEFENDER,

16 Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was accordingly referred to the undersigned by E.D. Cal. 302(c)(21). Plaintiff has 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 therefore be granted. I. SCREENING A. Legal Standard The federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally “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). Plaintiff must assist the court in determining whether the complaint is…