(PS) King v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAMARA KING, Case No. 2:25-cv-1510-DJC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff brings this action against the State of California. Her complaint fails to state a claim and is therefore dismissed. I will give plaintiff leave to amend to file an amended complaint that better explains the factual basis for her claims. I will also grant her application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, which makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(a)(1) and (2). 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 upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from…