(PS) Singh v. City of Placerville

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RAJ SINGH, Case No. 2:24-cv-2454-DAD-JDP (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

14 CITY OF PLACERVILLE, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff brings this action against defendants City of Placerville, Samuel Emerson, and 18 Mark Adams. I recommend that this action be dismissed for failure to state a claim. I will grant 19 plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, which makes the showing required by 28 20 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 21 Screening and Pleading Requirements 22 A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed 23 in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court must identify any cognizable claims and 24 dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon 25 which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such 26 relief. Id. 27 28 1 A complaint must…