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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CRYSTAL DE LA CRUZ, No. 2:24-cv-2001 DAD AC PS Plaintiffs, v. ORDER SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. The case was accordingly referred to the undersigned by E.D. Cal. 302(c)(21). Plaintiff Crystal De La Cruz previously filed a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and submitted the affidavit required by that statute. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The motion was granted, but the initial complaint was rejected with leave to amend pursuant to the screening process discussed below. Now before the court for screening is plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint. ECF No. 5. I. SCREENING A. Legal Standard The federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seeks monetary relief from a defendant…