Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHNNIE RICO, Case No. 2:24-cv-1975-TLN-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER STEVEN GONZALEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff brings this action against defendant police officers Steven Gonzalez and Neay Chhlang. ECF No. 1. The complaint contains, for purposes of screening, cognizable claims, and I will direct service for defendants. I will also grant plaintiff’s 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 defendant who is immune from such relief. …