(PS) Millsaps v. State Farm Insurance Companies

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PATRICIA G. MILLSAPS, Case No. 2:24-cv-3673-DC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER STATE FARM INSURANCE

COMPANIES,

15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff brings this action pro se, alleging that defendant failed to pay out benefits under an insurance policy. Her complaint neither establishes a basis for federal jurisdiction nor sufficiently alleges a cognizable claim. I will therefore dismiss it with leave to amend. I will also grant her application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, which makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(a)(1) and (2). Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a…