(PC) Payton v. Sacramento County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MTULA TASHAMBY PAYTON, Case No. 2:25-cv-0234-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state inmate proceeding pro se, brings this § 1983 action against Sacramento County, alleging that varying correctional officers at the Sacramento County Main Jail failed to protect him from gang violence in violation of his constitutional rights. ECF No. 1. The allegations fail to state a claim. Plaintiff may, if he chooses, file an amended complaint that addresses the deficiencies noted herein. I will grant plaintiff’s 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 or malicious, fails to state a claim…