Siemsen
(PC) Tenore v. Siemsen
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL BENJAMIN TENORE, Case No. 2:25-cv-0071-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER RENEE SIEMSEN, et al., Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state inmate proceeding pro se, brings this § 1983 action against defendants Renee Siemsen, a prison psychologist; and Diane Dobbs, Norma Loza, and Jack Weiss, commissioners on the parole board, alleging that they violated his due process rights when they denied him parole. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff fails to state a cognizable § 1983 claim. Plaintiff may, if he chooses, file an amended complaint that addresses the deficiencies noted herein. I will grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 8. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous…