(PS)Cole

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MEGHAN COLE, Case No. 2:24-cv-0792-DC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER SHANNDAH BURKHOLDER, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Meghan Cole brings this action against defendant Shanndah Burkholder for copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) § 512(f). ECF No. 1 at 7-8. The complaint contains, for purposes of screening, cognizable claims, and I will direct service. 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…