(PS) Faruki v. Housing Authority for the County of Sacramento

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MEKAL FARUKI, No. 2:25-cv-0507-DJC-CKD (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14

HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE

15 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., 16 Defendants.

17 18 Plaintiff Mekal Faruki proceeds without counsel1 and alleges housing discrimination by 19 public housing authorities. Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis makes the showing 20 required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is 21 granted. However, the complaint fails to state a claim and must be dismissed. Plaintiff is granted 22 leave to file an amended complaint within 30 days of the date of this order. 23 I. Screening Requirement 24 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis 25 proceeding, and must order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a 26 claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is 27 1 Because plaintiff proceeds…