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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MEKAL FARUKI, No. 2:25-cv-0507-DJC-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER

HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff Mekal Faruki proceeds without counsel1 and alleges housing discrimination by public housing authorities. Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. However, the complaint fails to state a claim and must be dismissed. Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint within 30 days of the date of this order. I. Screening Requirement 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 27 1 Because plaintiff proceeds…