(PS) Storman v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL D. STORMAN, No. 2:24-cv-03658-TLN-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al. Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action, which was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and has submitted the affidavit required by that statute. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The Court will defer ruling on the motion because portions of it are illegible. Plaintiff’s complaint is also almost entirely illegible. ECF No. 1. Accordingly, the Court will allow Plaintiff to file an amended complaint that is legible and Plaintiff shall also resubmit his motion to proceed in forma pauperis. 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…