Rueter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFREY DICKERSON, No. 2:24-cv-00919 SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER KEVIN RUETER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state inmate proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636. Before the court are plaintiff’s complaint for screening (ECF No. 1) and motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned grants plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and finds the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. The court will grant plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS Plaintiff has submitted a declaration showing that he cannot afford to pay the entire filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. …