Fletcher

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NATHAN WEBSTER, No. 2:24-cv-1479 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER FLETCHER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former county inmate who filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 without a lawyer. He has requested leave to proceed without paying the full filing fee for this action, under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has submitted a declaration showing that he cannot afford to pay the entire filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion 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…