Chmielewski

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KELALA KEAKA CASTERLOW, Case No. 2:25-cv-1316-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER JOHN CHMIELEWSKI, et al., Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a pre-trial detainee, has filed this civil right action alleging that defendants John 18 Chmielewski, Eugene Dey, Marlene D. Wilder, and Jeffery M. Depue, violated his rights by 19 evicting him from a half-way house and taking his property. Plaintiff fails to state a cognizable 20 § 1983 claim. Plaintiff may, if he chooses, file an amended complaint that addresses the 21 deficiencies noted herein. I will grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, 22 which makes the required showing. 23 Screening and Pleading Requirements 24 A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed 25 in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court must identify any cognizable claims and 26 dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon 27 28 which…