Lester

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES CURTIS KERN, No. 2:24-cv-00740-DC-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

KATHERINE LESTER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff has also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 14. I. Request to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and (2). Accordingly, by separate order, the court directs the agency having custody of plaintiff to collect and forward the appropriate monthly payments for the filing fee as set forth in 28 U.S.C. §1915(b)(1) and (2). //// //// //// II. Screening Requirement and Standards Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners…