Alfaro
(PS) Alfaro Brittany v. Alfaro
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHELLA C. ALFARO BRITTANY, No. 2:24-cv-03463-DAD-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER
ANTHONY J. ALFARO,
15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding without counsel in this action, requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (ECF No. 2.) See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (authorizing the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees or security” by a person who is unable to pay such fees). Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915 so her motion to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. I. Legal Standards Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis proceeding, and must order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 27 1 Actions in which a party proceeds without…