(PS) Khan v. City of Lodi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MUDDSAR KHAN, No. 2:25-cv-01007-DJC-SCR Plaintiffs, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE CITY OF LODI, et al., Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff Muddsar Khan is proceeding pro se, and this matter was referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On April 3, 2025, Plaintiff filed a complaint and a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). ECF Nos. 1 & 3. Plaintiff has submitted the affidavit required by the IFP statute (28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)), and avers he is unable to pay the cost of these proceedings. The motion to proceed IFP (ECF No. 2) is therefore GRANTED. However, § 1915(e) requires a court to screen the complaint and provides that a court “shall dismiss” an action if it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The Court has conducted a preliminary review of the complaint, and it appears that Plaintiff is attempting…