(PS) Cowan v. State of CA Dept. of Social Services
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LATAWNYA COWAN, No. 2:25-cv-0697 DJC AC PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was accordingly referred to the undersigned by E.D. Cal. 302(c)(21). Plaintiff has 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 to proceed IFP (ECF No. 5, duplicate filed at ECF No. 8) will therefore be granted. Plaintiff also filed two motions for appointment of counsel (ECF Nos. 3 and 6) and a motion to e- file (ECF No. 7). These motions are denied, for the reasons explained below. 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…