(PC) Belvins v. Placer County District Atty Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JAMES ONEAL BELVINS, JR., No. 2:24-cv-02077-DJC-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER PLACER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a county jail inmate proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. For the reasons that follow, plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted, and the complaint will be dismissed with leave to amend. Motion 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). Screening Standards Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases…