Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFREY D. MCDONALD, Case No. 2:24-cv-2545-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER GENA JONES, et al., Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this § 1983 action against ten named defendants, alleging an array of constitutional violations. ECF No. 1. The allegations, as they currently stand, are unrelated to one another, in violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 18. Plaintiff may, if he chooses, file an amended complaint that addresses the deficiencies noted herein. I will grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 4. 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…