(PS) Serris v. Solano County

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BILL JOSEPH SERRIS, No. 2:24-cv-02251-DAD-SCR 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 SOLANO COUNTY, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action, which is referred to the undersigned pursuant 18 to Local Rule 302(c)(21). The Court previously granted Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in 19 forma pauperis and screened his complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). ECF No. 3. The 20 Court gave Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff filed a First Amended 21 Complaint (“FAC”) on December 4, 2024. The Court has reviewed the FAC and finds it is 22 legally deficient but will grant Plaintiff leave to file a second amended complaint. 23 I. SCREENING 24 A. Legal Standard 25 The federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally 26 “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seeks 27 monetary relief from a…