Clendenin
(PC) Smith v. Clendenin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID JUNIOR SMITH, Case No.: 1:24-cv-00791-JLT-SKO Plaintiff, FIRST SCREENING ORDER
v.
STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al., Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff David Junior Smith, a civil detainee, is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in 18 this civil rights action.
I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT
20 The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners, or civil detainees, 21 seeking relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. 22 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the complaint is 23 frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary 24 relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b). The Court should 25 dismiss a complaint if it lacks a cognizable legal theory or fails to allege sufficient facts to 26 support a cognizable legal theory. See Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th 27 Cir. 1990). …