(PC) Williams v. Sheriff Department, Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIRK DOUGLAS WILLIAMS, No. 2:24-cv-0673 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SHERIFF DEPARTMENT,

SACRAMENTO,

15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a former prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). ECF No. 2. Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. I. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners1 seeking relief against “a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The federal in forma pauperis statute also authorizes federal courts to dismiss a case if the action “(i) is frivolous or malicious; (ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or (iii)

Plaintiff was incarcerated at the time…